... color of their 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 ... They had always had a lower education; therefore African Americans needed affirmative action to even receive an equal opportunity to get into college. Right now college campuses are six percent African Americans and without affirmative action there would be around two percent. Without affirmati...

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... students at all. Then the community will regress to where it was back in 1961. There is no doubt that affirmative action has helped minority students to be accepted into college. The question arises though, is it the best program? Many anti-affirmative action proponents are crying "reverse discrimination." They are saying that color should have absolutely no part in the ... world, and envy Americans. It was not until I talked to people from Israel, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, and Bulgaria, that I realized how egotistical I was. A testimony from Roxane Gudeman at Macalester College o...

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... 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 this country is truly a meritocracy as many people claim. Rewards in this country are based on resources many groups do not have access ... first point about structural inequality. The majority 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 I noticed in...

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... household income for those with a 9th - 12th grade education (no diploma): $ 21,737; a median household income for high school graduates: $ 35,744; a median household income for college graduates, B.A.: $ 64,406; the median household income for college graduates, M.A.: $ 74,476; the median household income for professional degree holders: $ 100,000. These statistics show that education brings wealth and people from wealthy families receive ... 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 underpri...

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... blacks but not to others simple because it is doing better." This is were the flaw is, but without these people too could not go to college. Yes, there are changes that need to be made in some cases, but many others benefit from it's perfection's. Affirmative action provides so much for ... explains how it is an unequal scale in admissions ruling. The scale on which they weigh acceptance is equal, viewed the same for all. A student at a college explains his research done. See, Timothy Maguire received a part time job in the registration office. After becoming couriers he found the admiss...

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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 ... 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 competition, or being a scholarship athlete. Appl...

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... to women as men. That requirement possibly was a net positive development; there are literally tens of thousands of women who got college degrees that they might not have been able to get absent scholarship funds. And unlike many of the male scholarship athletes who are ... opinion "The original law was about equality of opportunity and indeed forbade quotas or reverse discrimination schemes. But over the years, government officials, college administrators and jurists - spurred on by groups like the National Women's Law Center and the Women's Sports Foundation - transformed a fair-minded...

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... did 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 led ... his job for example, Protag was appointed to drive around Mr. Norton, a white trustee to the college. Dr. Bledsoe continually emphasized the critical role that trustees play in the college. Without them and their donations, it seems the college would no longer exist. Dr. Bledsoe, who is a black man,...

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... not accepting minorities over Caucasians is discrimination, there might need to be more information. I have already experienced firsthand reverse discrimination since I have been in college. On the very first day of school, I met a Latino student and we began to talk about how he was making it through ... week 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 the past three years an...

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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 ... of your skin color or gender. Both Adrienne Rich and bell hooks speak of a similar discrimination. While Rich's essay is a commencement speech for graduates of Smith college for women, hooks' essay reflects on her personal experiences as a young black woman from a small town who was educated at a prestigious university. Although these essays ... you might face. So, I agree with Rich's previous state...

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... and realizes that his 1100 SAT score and 3.6 GPA has some type of meaning and "pull" in this college thing. He is also attending a predominantly white all-male school and taking college level classes. Due to Affirmative Action, should 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 ... (Krauthhamm...

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... be tested to see the reaction around the country. A person should be accepted to a college or university for there credentials not there race or creed. There are many ways deal with minority's access to college besides blatant racial preferences. One is to make the education received in elementary and high ... 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 ... p...

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... . People in general would rather earn their job than have it handed 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 hard to be more qualified. I believe the real issue lies in poverty. I ... 's SAT scores were 300 points below the average o...

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... minority groups. One way affirmative action hurts minorities is it puts under qualified people in demanding positions. This leads to the reasons why minorities have such a high dropout rate in college and a reason why minorities have very slowly been able to advance to higher levels in the workplace. By putting someone in a position they are under qualified for they are not ... 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 lower class minority wou...

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... if she felt as moved as I was, and to share with me her experiences of sexism. Her immediate reaction was to point out that "Betty Friedan was a college educated woman and she had certain goals that never interested me." My grandmother, though growing up during a time when women had few social rights, said she didn't experience ... inequality on the basis of her race and her sex. In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnis...

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... laws make it unbalanced and begin to favor the minorities in America. If you look at reality, however, you will see that there are still many more white Americans in college than any other race. So any comment about how minorities are favored due to affirmative action does not hold any value. Not to mention that these minorities aren't necessarily asked ... to go to a certain college, but however must apply just like the rest of the nation. Affirmative action laws merely help underprivileged people gain the support and confidence that they need in order to pursue ... are minorities and...

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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 ... some people are less skilled than others? Just because people are a different color or have different qualifications does not mean they are less skilled. Although college-educated black women have reached earnings s...

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... experienced inequality on the basis of her race and her sex. In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish proof that he was a veteran. He refused and told me that I was only going to ... get married and have babies. I needed to stay home and help my mother with her kids. My brother needed college to support a family. Not only was I not going to get any help, I was also tagged as selfish because I wanted to go to ... colle...

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... the president. He took that and ran with it. In high school he was one of the most favored football players but could not go to a major college. Despite that he went to a smaller college and became the first black man to play professional football for the Baltimore Colts and later with the Los Angeles Rams. He was then drafted for WWII ... ." Even though Dr. Fletcher had broken the color barrier and had fame, after the army he could not find a single job so he began to deliver ice. He called himself "College Graduate/Football Hero/Iceman!" At the age of 35 he would be faced with a drast...

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... the president. He took that and ran with it. In high school he was one of the most favored football players but could not go to a major college. Despite that he went to a smaller college and became the first black man to play professional football for the Baltimore Colts and later with the Los Angeles Rams. He was then drafted for WWII ... ." Even though Dr. Fletcher had broken the color barrier and had fame, after the army he could not find a single job so he began to deliver ice. He called himself "College Graduate/Football Hero/Iceman!" At the age of 35 he would be faced with a drast...

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... him away, especially when he began living with his girlfriend (whom I hated) and her family. In the past two years I've grown up a lot. Everything had changed. Going away to college has really opened my eyes. My father and I now have a great relationship; I probably would even consider him a friend. For the first time in my life I feel like he's on my ... 't to say that I am not thankful for all that I have had. My father was able to buy me a car and my parents were able to afford to send me a great college. I am thankful for everything that my parents have given me during my childhood. ...

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... the United States will become worse. Imagine what 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: In 1997 the average grade ... Action is to abolish it and never bring it back. Affirmative action is discriminatory and unfair towards the white male. Whether he is a business executive, an average worker, or a prospective college student, they are being discriminated ...

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... whole slavery and 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 more highly likely to fail the course ... work ethic the white student puts in highschool is much different then the work ethic a black student puts in highschool that are both working to get into college. The black student got into the college, because they need to even out t...

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... misstating the issue." They are "disingenuous and divisive. 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 happen to agree with Professor Margaret ... and "dump them down" with the points system. The one thing both sides agree on is that diversity at the college level is a good thing. I wish that someday soon we would all realize that each student that applies ...

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... (www.civnet.org). At the same time 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 do with discriminatory practices today. Why ... what was done to his or her ancestors decades ago (www.civnet.org). The ramifications of these acts are still felt today. Affirmative action has been challenged once again on college admissions. This time the problem is at the Universi...

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