Again, no.

Something akin to that, I would assume

not exactly

Like i said above, the instant you factor in other factors, its not merit based anymore. It can't be.

Modern day runs on the assumption all people of a certain race face the same struggles

Whether its class, or race, or social status, or disability

I.E. affirmative action and diversity

Right. So, he'd prefer to judge people's economic situations regardless of race.

Under a meritocratic system such as the one I described, people can explain their own sturggles and no employer is forced to take them into account

So, if I'm understanding this right, a poor person who went to some random high school is held to a lower standard when applying to a position than a rich person who went to a fancy prep school.

However, they have the possibility of doing so

You can't cleanly separate biological and environmental factors when assigning merit.

Book, your not understanding this right

Even that kid in prep school can face a struggle in life

Okay. So, the more you struggle in life, the lower the standard or the more aid they receive from the government/college/fill in the authority.

People that have faced (and overcome) real struggles generally don't want or like handouts

THIS

they earn themselevs

Take me for example, I come from a rather well off family to the point I can pay all 4 years tuition and come out debt free. But when I'm asked about a struggle I had in life I typically write about my own bout with depression and my fight against it without medication and how that affected my life academically and personally

Tbh yugure might not even support the system

Dont attack him for it

I'm not.

yu what?

Someone who faces struggles wants the opportunity to earn their keep, not be handed it

So, under Tim's system, your depression problems would entitle you to aid or special consideration that someone without those struggles would not receive?

Again, no

that which is given has no value... for those who keep forgetting

So, you don't get anything?

Book you seem to be missing a step or two here which could be my fault for not explaining correctly

You're judged on the same plane as someone without the problems you face?

Let's take college admissions again. Now when people are admitted to college, their GPA and ACT/SAT scores hold the most weight in an application process AKA their achievements in high school

Think of it like this, A student from a poor public school would not have the same opportunity's as a someone from a rich private school. This means that your merit in your school and not your merit compared to rich child should be used.

However many colleges (including my own) allow for a personal statement to add a human factor to the application, to explain a struggle in your life that could have caused your achievements

That sounds to me like lowering the bar for people

special people

While the personal statement does not hold as much weight as the ACT and GPA, it helps in a decision making process

So then your okay with not applying equal opportunity to a situation?

If someone accepted you, over someone with better test scores, because of your depression struggles, did you receive special consideration?

Lowering the bar is giving the assumption that a group of people all face the same problem and need Pity for ir

Someone born poor should not have the same opportunity's as someone born rich? Doesnt sound very merit based.

If anything I wouldent be accepted because of my GPA