I had a chat with the Director of International Services at Lincoln University. She is going to explore the possibility of admitting some Dalit students from India. If they score higher than 1100 in SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) they could get full scholarship here. SAT is administered at least in Delhi, possibly some other major cities of India as well. SAT score is widely used by American colleges and universities for selecting undergraduate students for admission and for offering scholarships. SAT is offered by an American testing agency.
If Ms. Lundy is able to get okay from the President of our University, we may even be able to admit a student this year.
I guess it will be difficult for you to find a Dalit student who has already taken SAT or is planning to take the same before June-July. If we could not identify a Dalit student this year, we could probably try for a Bahujan I.e. if we get a nod from the President.
In any case, Ms. Lundy is going to be in touch with you about this project.
Preference to lowest Dalits: I think it is going to open a great opportunity for Dalit students. I was thinking that we should give preference to the students of the lowest among the Dalit castes. Scoring 1100 out of possible 1500 or so is not a very difficult thing. I would not mind paying $100 to any individual who takes it upon himself or herself and enable a high school graduate or one who is about to graduate (belongs to the lowest caste of the region) to pass SAT with better than 1100 score. This kind of incentive may encourage students to try to achieve the target (which is not very difficult at all). Also, it may encourage a number of people who are already college graduate to take interest in coaching one of the lowest among the low-caste students to achieve that target.
For this year the above things may not be possible. But if the President of Lincoln University does give a positive nod, it is possible from the whole 85% of the Bahujan community some students may already have taken SAT and scored better than 1100. If it is a bit less, the student would be eligible for less than full scholarship. We will have to then think whether the Internet Dalit community or the relatives of the student will be able to pitch in to fill the gap.
Entire higher education with facilities to study abroad is dominated by our Aryan oppressors. Hence this offer from Sister Costance is great We welcome her to India- EDITOR.
