... included in the 1995 report said that the average grade point average for a rejected white student was 3.66 with an average SAT score of 1142. The average grade point average for an accepted African American student was 3.66 with a 1030 average SAT score. These stunning facts show how many competent, if not gifted students fall between the cracks as s direct result of ... ...

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... the minimum academic values, such as the ACT or high school G.P.A., to be lowered for the minority groups. Here is one example: for a white student with a 3.7 G.P.A. (out of 4.0) and an SAT of 1,250 (out of 1,600) would be placed on the waiting list while a minority with the same numbers would be admitted. Terence Pell, a lawyer for the Center for Individual rights ... ...

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