As predicted and promoted by President Biden, colleges such as Harvard are now finding a sneaky way to circumvent the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in university admissions, using something The New York Times is pushing… adversity scores.

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“To build a diverse class of students, the medical school at UC Davis ranks applicants by the disadvantages they have faced. The disadvantage scale helped turn UC Davis into one of the most diverse medical schools in the U.S. Can it work nationally?” the New York Times tweeted.

It’s not a new concept. The idea has been floating around for years evidently in anticipation of the Supreme Court overturning affirmative action. The New York Times is going all in on the push for it now along with universities across the nation.

“For the head of admissions at a medical school, Dr. Mark Henderson is pretty blunt when sizing up the profession. ‘Mostly rich kids get to go to medical school,’ he said,” the media outlet reported, laying the groundwork for adversity scoring.

“In his role at the medical school at the University of California, Davis, Henderson has tried to change that, developing an unorthodox tool to evaluate applicants: the socioeconomic disadvantage scale, or SED,” the leftist media harbinger announced.

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“The scale rates every applicant from zero to 99, taking into account their life circumstances, such as family income and parental education. Admissions decisions are based on that score, combined with the usual portfolio of grades, test scores, recommendations, essays and interviews,” the New York Times explained. “The disadvantage scale has helped turn UC Davis into one of the most diverse medical schools in the country — notable in a state that voted in 1996 to ban affirmative action.”

“With the Supreme Court’s ruling last week against race-conscious admissions, the medical school offers a glimpse of how selective schools across the country might overhaul their admissions policies, as they look for alternative ways to achieve diversity without running afoul of the new law,” the leftist bullhorn pandered, taking a defiant stand against the ruling by the Supreme Court.

Despite Biden pushing the idea of adversity scoring, many staunchly agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling and believe that merit, not race or socioeconomic standing, should determine admissions. But that won’t stop the Left from using anything and everything to get around the ruling.

Many on social media sounded off, mocking adversity scoring:

‘Wow! You have the highest testing scores and you are truly a once-in-a-lifetime candidate! Buuut…it says here you came from a loving, stable family that prioritized financial security and encouraged success through dedicated work. That doesn’t look good, dear…’ https://t.co/j3Q3AvF0GD

— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 5, 2023

And your parents were doctors? That’s definitely a no-no.

— Andrea E (@AAC0519) July 5, 2023

Imagine telling someone that their skin color is a negative or disadvantageous thing.

— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) July 5, 2023

Victimhood is the only moral authority the Left recognizes.

— Bob Loblaw (@1BobLoblaw) July 5, 2023

In other news, the value of a UC Davis medical degree just plummeted. They’re about to be the University of Phoenix for medical school.

— American Cynic (@cynicaltakes) July 5, 2023

I’d rather have the BEST medical students, but you be you, California.

— THE Crapplefratz (Accept no substitutes) (@Crapplefratz) July 5, 2023

When I go for medical assistance, I don’t rank potential care-givers on adversity in their life – I’m much more interested in their competence level. I suppose UC Davis can select applicants how it sees fit, but I’m still shopping for doctors via meritocracy. Cheers!

— Casual Nachos (@CasualNachos) July 4, 2023

It’ll be a relief to the patient, after learning that the surgeon made a serious life-endangering error, that he was admitted to med school mostly because of the disadvantages he faced.

— Kralik (@earlkralik) July 4, 2023

Picking doctors based on anything but competence puts lives at risk.

Atlas Shrugged moment. Take note.

— Dan Ferris (@dferris1961) July 5, 2023

This is literally and figuratively still affirmative action. Future lawsuits will absolutely crater California colleges and, I for one, cannot wait.

— Smokerscough (@Smokerscough3) July 5, 2023

Question: what’s more important from the perspective of an institution producing future doctors, that we have the best doctors in the world or that we have the most diverse doctors in the world? Stop injecting non-value-adding stuff in important matters

— Phil (@RealPhillyP) July 5, 2023

I don’t want my doctor to be the most disadvantaged candidate, I want him to be the most qualified, with no exceptions. I don’t care about political hierarchy when I need medical care.

— NavyDigi (@NavyDigi) July 5, 2023

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