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Counselors, Blackness, and College Admissions: Myth or Reality?
Counselors often frame Blackness as a deficit, and there are 3 common ways they do this: by emphasizing trauma, by linking adversity to academic resilience, and by slotting it into holistic scoring. This practice can both help students find an edge and risk reinforcing stereotypes. Blackness & the Admissions Radar: