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kalyx200
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(I posted this earlier in the discrimination forum, but I believe this is the appropriate forum for this question.)
I graduated from college a few years ago. When I matriculated, the students were required to pass freshman english in order to graduate from the university. Statistically, the African American students (of which I was one) had a higher failure rate than their white counterparts. It was only when the school began using "blind" scoring (i.e., not identifying the students by name but rather by social security numbers), that the black students started passing at rates comparable, if not better than other students. My question is this. I have a significantly lower GPA because I had to take the "freshman english" course three years in a row until I passsed under the new grading system with an "A" grade. The lower GPA has affected my job prospects significantly as government positions for which I have applied often use GPAs as a selective factor. I am not seeking monetary redress, but I would like to know if I can make my university expunge the former English grades and refactor my GPA since the former grading system was shown to be biased. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I graduated from college a few years ago. When I matriculated, the students were required to pass freshman english in order to graduate from the university. Statistically, the African American students (of which I was one) had a higher failure rate than their white counterparts. It was only when the school began using "blind" scoring (i.e., not identifying the students by name but rather by social security numbers), that the black students started passing at rates comparable, if not better than other students. My question is this. I have a significantly lower GPA because I had to take the "freshman english" course three years in a row until I passsed under the new grading system with an "A" grade. The lower GPA has affected my job prospects significantly as government positions for which I have applied often use GPAs as a selective factor. I am not seeking monetary redress, but I would like to know if I can make my university expunge the former English grades and refactor my GPA since the former grading system was shown to be biased. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.