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Steve Cohen Argues Against Weighing Community Service More than Academic Achievement in the College Admissions Process

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Feb 10, 2016
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Lawyer and author Steve Cohen argues against a new recommendation that colleges should let “meaningful” community service trump academic rigor in the admissions process. He’s right that it won’t help over-worked students: Achievement-oriented Millennials would only pile more community service on top of their overwhelming course loads.

—The New York Times

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