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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Yeah, I would like to see diversity questions like:
- Did you have to get a job before the age of 15 to help supplement your family's income?
- Were you too poor to participate is extra-curricular learning programs and activities?
- Were you raised by a single parent?
- Are you an orphan?
- Did you, or do expect to get an inheritance?
- Did your high school have up to date facilities for learning?
There are a lot of questions they can ask that would give a better idea of who is disadvantaged and who isn't. It would be a lot more work though. It's easier to just target groups and generalize. |
Those questions make their way on to a lot of bursary and scholarship applications.