in the case of public schools: aren't there reports on socio-economic profiles of the student population of each public school already available? And I assume that the colleges have access to that set of data.
How will this score work during the admissions process for those colleges that allow self-reporting of SAT scores?
Everyone has a right to know what information is being compiled and sent to colleges about them since it affects the rest of their lives. The College board is too powerful for a private company. This new tool seems like another income generator for the company. I think that we will be seeing a lot of lawsuits regarding the "adversity score" sooner rather than later.