NPR'S CLAUDIO SANCHEZ REPORTS ON THE EFFORTS OF AN ELITE SCHOOL, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, TO DIVERSIFY IT'S STUDENT BODY. MANY WONDER IF SCHOOLS LIKE HOPKINS MUST LOWER STANDARDS TO ADMIT MINORITIES, BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS DENY THAT IT IS THE CASE, SAY THAT MEASURES LIKE SAT SCORES ARE NOT THE ONLY MEASURES OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND NOTE THAT 3 OUT OF 4 OF MINORITY STUDENTS THAT THEY ADMIT GRADUATE.
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