1. Affirmative action: pros and cons
Many students live very segregated lives up until the time they start college. ... The purpose of affirmative action is to increase the admissions rates of minorities that are under-represented in America's colleges. ... Affirmative action assures that members of all ethnic groups are present within a college. ... While affirmative action lowers admission standards for certain minorities, its purpose is to counterbalance academic disadvantages faced by those groups. ... It is impossible for a college to consider every aspect of a student's background when making admissions decisions....
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