It’s too soon to know whether colleges and universities will re-examine admissions practices in light of the Virginia Tech killings. But last week’s tragedy in Blacksburg served as a stark reminder to Louis Hirsch, admissions director of the University of Delaware, that when it comes to spotting potential problems, “it’s very, very tough to create a foolproof net.”
Though colleges by law can’t reject students based on a disability, the massacre exposed a frustrating gap between what high schools may know and what colleges learn about an applicant.
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