More whites are poor than any other race. No help for them?

Wow! No white people?

Choke

6/30/16 1:00am

There's a 6 foot tall version of the graph we make.

mantis mutu

6/30/16 1:04am

Not sure 6 feet would do it.

Choke

6/30/16 1:05am

Black admissions are up though

OU Cougar

6/30/16 3:18am

More complicated than lip service

BringYourUltimate

6/30/16 4:04am

That's my point

jomo

6/30/16 8:27am

You need to show this compared to applicants...

whiteninja

6/30/16 4:58am

Makes too much sense. Let's disregard this approach

cougarmanguy

6/30/16 6:01am

But also they could look for ways to encourage qualified ones to apply

spinner

6/30/16 7:24am

BYU is making *some* effort to do this, it's not enough

jomo

6/30/16 7:58am

How do you know? Your graphic only shows enrollment, not recruitment efforts.

bretonnia

6/30/16 9:34am

I don't claim to know how they run things -- just looking at results

jomo

7/1/16 10:42am

No data on applications, but that's a bit of problem anyway. Research shows you

DrBYU

6/30/16 7:28am

^^^ THIS ^^^

jomo

6/30/16 7:57am

I am not sure you quite know what you're talking about. BYU has bent over

Bob Vance

6/30/16 6:15am

This is a common attitude/opinion... it's flawed in general

jomo

6/30/16 8:11am

I'm a little curious about where you're getting your info about how the BYU

Extra Biscuits

6/30/16 8:34am

Same with my Rez buddy. Got into BYU with very mediocre qualifications.

JAGA97

6/30/16 8:44am

I think you are looking at some results, and making some pretty wild assumptions

Bob Vance

6/30/16 1:01pm

I see where you are going, but another factor is this--with the increased standards

thaws

6/30/16 1:05pm

Not a complete picture

Shawarma

6/30/16 6:43am

RE: Not a complete picture

jomo

6/30/16 8:21am

You clearly don't know all the parameters of the discussion

CougarVikingSeaSider

6/30/16 9:14am

You clearly don't understand the abysmal reality of enrollment now...

jomo

6/30/16 9:31am

I agree. The projections are really head swimming, but if they

CougarVikingSeaSider

6/30/16 12:53pm

Great post... I would just say that I have never heard

jomo

6/30/16 1:53pm

I don't administrators say this per se, but it's probably

CougarVikingSeaSider

6/30/16 3:32pm

I agree this is what has happened, I believe in many ways it's a good thing..

jomo

7/1/16 1:58pm

If anyone was even remotely familiar with the Pathways program

kalifi

6/30/16 3:07pm

Bingo!

CougarVikingSeaSider

6/30/16 3:25pm

Can either of you explain more about pathways and how it might help

jomo

7/1/16 10:44am

Link below.

El Fuego

7/1/16 10:56am

It makes a difference for ALL youth/members. ANYONE can benefit from it

kalifi

7/2/16 11:21am

Are we not concerned about why the numbers are declining? BYU should just add

WDaddy

6/30/16 6:46am

We should absolutely concerned with why the numbers are declining

jomo

6/30/16 8:26am

I am one of the data points in your table so I understand your point very well.

WDaddy

6/30/16 8:32am

I think we agree more than we disagree

jomo

6/30/16 8:40am

Tell me where I said SOAR is solving the problem & that it's enough. You need to

WDaddy

6/30/16 8:47am

Yeah the affirmative action approach has worked so well elsewhere

CougarThug

6/30/16 7:05am

Well, in fact, it has done a lot of good

jomo

6/30/16 9:06am

let the people with the best scores in. Don't even look at race.

sgriff

6/30/16 7:13am

It's often less about race and more about circumstances. A kid who grew up in a

Byron McNertney

6/30/16 7:28am

So since we are getting into stereotypes, then....

byu1

6/30/16 7:53am