Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge

[rpannier]

31. I think being torn on this comes from not being certain of what the criterion is

If it's one post, then I would have problems with it because high schoolers do stupid things
I would be curious how far back they go in vetting
Some posts are more offensive than others
Some posts are often targeted toward someone (which makes it worse since they're threatening)
This is an issue that I think Universities would have a difficult time quantifying into a number.

I think it's the uncertainty and possibility for abuse.
If De Sean Jackson were still in high school would you deny him entrance on the basis of his post this past week?

I would because I think it's anti-Semitic and it's hard to argue otherwise. But he has defenders who claim he is being misconstrued
Personally, I'm okay with universities doing this. I argue that people can choose the universities that are the best fit for them and universities choose people that are the best fit for their school