... has hurt me in a way. But in a way, I think it is better because they don't emphasize who you are but what you can do" (Bronner Referendum). Quotas help minority students get accepted into college, but they do not help them graduate. The dropout rate for blacks at Berkeley was 42% compared to 16% for whites (Krauthammer 23). What is the point of ... students getting accepted into a college that they are not academically prepared for and then failing to graduate? The students who drop out have wasted money, and are "artificially turned into failures by being admitted to high-pressure cam...

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... registration office. After becoming couriers he found the admissions forms that are reviewed. It showed that though the black race students were admitted, their scores and entrance tests were lower than that of the white students that were turned away by the college. This was at one of the top law schools in the states. If this type of admission selection is reviewed ... to those minority members that claim to be viewed as unequal, but by having this they are viewed as better or more important, for the college has to fill their quota ruling for having so many students in the college of ...

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... skin, but by the content of their character." That is why Affirmative action was originally started. Affirmative action in college is a program for correcting the effects of discrimination in education against members of certain groups. It doesn't mean selection or rejection of students solely on the basis of race or gender, but unfortunately that is what it has come to. Affirmative action ... to give more of diversity among the campuses. 38% of high school graduates are African American and only 14% are amongst the college students. Affirmative Action was made up in order to make up fo...

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... he be admitted to some of the more prestigious schools to meet a quota or to add more "ethnic diversity" to the school? The second scenario concerns two students who have just graduated from college and are in the process of applying to graduate school. One is more qualified than the other, but the other is accepted into a medical school in order to ... numbers were 43% decline for blacks and 33% for the Hispanics. The numbers are startling (Krauthhammer 30). The number of minority students attending American colleges and universities jumped 48% in the 1990's, with all minorities postin...

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... Affirmative Action Debate is one of the strongest that still rages today. This is especially true with regard to college admissions. This may be because many people see college and college students as the next generation of this nation's leaders. Therefore it is extremely important to them who is accepted ... into colleges. I am in favor of Affirmative Action as it applies to college admissions. This is because I do not believe ... of the people who are in a position to impose inequality on the structure of American society are white. This also shows up in college admissions. One thing ...

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... and going to school are very easy compared to the poor. Most of college America goes to school and works at the same time. For the upper classes there is no need for a job since everything is paid for. College students who have wealthy families either don't have a job or they have ... a job just to spend their time more wisely and to have extra money to spend. If an underprivileged child gets into a college there are many problems that come along with the ... books and any other needs of an underprivileged student. What bothers middle class students is that they are too rich to qualify f...

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... for their ethnic group and some of the differences that exist between the two characters. Upon his arrival in Harlem after his dismissal from college, Protag became aware of the two groups that were concerned with changing the social conditions in New York City. The first group was ... knows that the only way to please a white man is to tell him a lie" (Ellison 139). The entire process of going to college and interacting with trustees and Bledsoe has shown Protag the black man is reliant on the white man to succeed. After all, Bledsoe has continuously ... a barrier between him and his s...

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... law school than Caucasians even if the minorities grades are lower the Caucasians (Pioneer 1). It is almost like the universities have a quota and although the Caucasian students may have better grades and test scores, the schools must fill their quotas, and the school says acceptance is due to the Affirmative Action Law. When ... that would help him on school work whenever necessary, at no cost to him. He also told me that the school was paying for him to live and attend college, and then he started to laugh. At first I was mad; I found none of this funny. I've worked construction for t...

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... towards blacks. Since we are in a country that speaks highly of freedom and that everyone is equal under the eyes of god, white students and black students you can say are just being friends because that is what our society has taught us. Race is a troubling topic. Even though black ... racism issues are out the windows you still get a sense that white people and black people stay there own separate ways.I feel that students that get into college because of affirmative action, are losing out because they are not really prepared. The work ethic they perform is worse, and they are ... an...

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... to them. Don't insult their intelligence. In 1978 the Supreme Court began to diversify the campuses of America's college campuses to a generation of minority students, it made a very powerful distinction as race being a "plus factor." Why should checking off the little box on the college application stating one's race make that person more likely to be accepted than someone else who has worked ... average black student's SAT scores were 300 points below the average of those white and Asian students who were accepted into college. Students are many times accepted despite their scores, ye...

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... but an applicant with lesser qualifications who happened to be a minority might have been accepted. I can't understand why a system which so unfairly rewards students is still in place in some of today's colleges and universities. On the other hand, many might see the points system as a chance to promote ... . Michigan's system is not impossible to administer." I, as I am sure you do Dean Brady, believe very strongly that diversity is important on college campuses. My question is we really being diverse when we are improving the odds for one group of people, but not for them all? I ... be...

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... to underrepresented minorities. President George W. Bush complained that U-M gives greater weight to a minority applicant/s race than it does for a perfect score on college admissions tests. It is ironic for Bush to do this because he was a recipient of Affirmative Action when he applied to Yale University. A close ... at least 114 highly regarded Michigan high schools get an extra eight points because of the strong curriculum and high numbers of students who attend college. • If a prospective student's mothers or father attended U-M, that's good for 4 points, the equivalent of turni...

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... , religion, age, or race; how, then, is it lawful for colleges to determine who may attend their school based on skin color? Shouldn't college admissions depend on grades and intelligence and shouldn't race be irrelevant? Evidently the Supreme Court doesn't think so. The Supreme Court has egregiously upheld affirmative ... admission based on how many of the possible 150 points you have. In addition to GPA and achievement tests, students can score points for things like being a resident of the state in which the college is located, being related to an alumni of that school, having won a c...

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... onto minorities through affirmative action which makes it even harder for them to become successful. The most apparent and disturbing flaw in affirmative action is how it cheats more deserving students out of something they have earned and rewards minorities something they haven't. For someone to work harder than a minority individual their whole lives and both apply to a school and only ... now enough people in minority status who are out of the lower class that are receiving full benefits of affirmative action. These minority students can fill college quotas and eliminate any chance a...

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Imagine walking into the admissions office of a high school or college you wish to attend. You are cordially greeted by the secretary and she asks for your name. After responding to her, she leads you to a room which has six other prospective students. You take a seat and wait your turn to be ... filled. Later on that day, you are informed that the other six people who were in the waiting room with you were asked to be students at that institution. Now, think about how it would feel to be discriminated against because of your skin color or gender. Both Adrienne Rich ... and bell hooks speak o...

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... you would feel like if you couldn't get a job just because you are a white man and not a Hispanic man. "Affirmative action in college is the most discriminating thing this country has ever seen since the Jim Crow laws many years ago" (Robinson). The article goes on to say ... of affirmative action. Today, colleges must have a completely diverse student body, even if that means more qualified students must be turned away. More and more colleges are rejecting white students in favor of less qualified blacks simply due to Affirmative Action, is that fair? The obvious solution for ... Affirm...

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... they are not getting accepted for what they can do. They were accepted on false terms and that might not reach the standards of the college or university in which they are attending. Standardized tests are not the only thing colleges and universities look at it is known that some people ... that may excel in the classroom might not test very well. There should not be any other reason to be accepted to a college or university besides academic purposes. If a student gets accepted to a school because he is a gifted athlete that is a different form of discrimination. Not ... like intro to g...

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... problem of racial inequality in America's workplace. Affirmative action is also very influential in the educational system. Minority students who before never had a chance in being accepted into a decent college, are now being accepted. They are given the chance to prove that, with the help of affirmative action, ... they could, in turn, get more education and end up with a decent job after graduating. All hopes are to end racism in school campuses, to have diversity between students. ... is probably one of the most disappointing things that could happen to them. From looking at the ed...

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... end and the government should find an alternate way. 3. Method The method I used is a questionnaire survey. I sampled twenty people varying in race, age, and gender. These people I targeted were majority college students ranging from age eighteen to twenty seven. The average age of all of the people I surveyed was twenty years of age. Most of my surveys took place on USC campus ... diversity in the workplace, schools. With the increase of diverse communities and cultures in the United States, diversity has filtered into daily life. Providing equal opportunity and access to minority stud...

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... response to 1954's court decision in Brown V. Topeka's Board of Education, that all segregated schools are "inherently unequal," 9 African American students enrolled at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The struggle between segregationists and integrationists, State of Arkansas and the federal government, ... the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to ensure the safety of the 9 students, and to see that all Supreme Court rulings were upheld. (Burk, 97-101). February 1, 1960, four college freshmen ask to be served at a segregated lunch counter but are denied. The ... gr...

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... esu3.org). In other words they wouldn"t always take the 100 most qualified people, since 16 students entering the school must be a minority. "Bakke's qualifications exceeded those of any of the minority students admitted in the two years Bakke's applications were rejected"(www.plhs.esu3.org). This was the ... there are several negatives to affirmative action some of these problems are, The white male must lose his chance at entrance to a particular college or job is being penalized unfairly. He had nothing to do with slavery one or two centuries ago, and may not have anything to ... ances...

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... rank as automatic admittance into state universities is not the best plan. The research article uses 6 students to demonstrate how in some areas of the country class ranking for college admittance will not promote fairness or equality to the students. The article gives academic information on the students including class rank, G.P.A., ACT & SAT scores, senior-year classes, A.P. courses completed, last book read, and then ... a comment from the student on their future college plans. Granesh, Earl G. "The Other Affirmative Action." Black Enterprise May ... ...

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... are a few arguments concerning affirmative action. Various people have stated that affirmative action has showed favoritism forwards minorities and women. For example, Michigan State College gives minorities and extra 20 points in a 150-point admission test because they are a minority group ( ). There also were reports that the ... admission office has a grid sheet they use to accept and reject students. The grid is different and has a lower score needed for minority people to be rejected ( ). With this different grid sheet, it is ... only hurting the student and not the school. With no...

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... action affects everyone, including our children. Under the affirmative action law, our schools are currently recruiting students according to race and color. According to a critic on affirmative action, "A college board survey, described in Andrew Hacker's Two Nations, in 1992 the average combined SAT score for black students whose parents earn more than $70,000 a year was 854, which was twenty-five points lower ... than the average SAT for white students whose parents earn less than $20,000 a year." (Rosen, p.3) In effect ... , the solution by supporters of affirmative action is to low...

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... more or better skills to get accepted at a prestigious university than a minority student. There are complete sections on college applications dedicated to race and ethnic background. Colleges must now have a completely diverse student body, even if that means some, more qualified students, must be turned away. A perfect example of this can be found at the University of California at Berkeley. ... accepted by academic criteria alone. 36.8% of the accepted applicants were white. Of these accepted white students, 47.9% were accepted on academic criteria alone. That means that approximately ...

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