... horrendous because many of the minority groups fell to staggering new lows. At the University of Berkley, only one new student enrolled out of the 268 new students (Powers). Another component of affirmative action is the denial of advanced placement exams in high school. Advanced Placement exams let motivated students perform at an above honors level and allow them to earn ... , they would have lost the opportunity to do better. Affirmative action is necessary to contribute for advancing minority groups. Reform at the public education level and using only the preference method by admissi...

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