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But
what Espenshade and Radford found in regard to what they call
"career-oriented activities" was truly shocking even to this hardened
veteran of the campus ideological and cultural wars.
Participation in such Red State activities as high school ROTC, 4-H
clubs, or the Future Farmers of America was found to reduce very
substantially a student's chances of gaining admission to the
competitive private colleges in the NSCE database on an
all-other-things-considered basis. The admissions disadvantage was
greatest for those in leadership positions in these activities or those
winning honors and awards. "Being an officer or winning awards" for
such career-oriented activities as junior ROTC, 4-H, or Future Farmers
of America, say Espenshade and Radford, "has a significantly negative
association with admission outcomes at highly selective institutions."
Excelling in these activities "is associated with 60 or 65 percent
lower odds of admission." [Ramesh Ponnuru- . . . But Not That Kind of Diversity
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