1. Affirmative Action Term Paper
... a 3.5 GPA to be considered for any type of scholarship. In contrast, a minority with only a 3.0 GPA and a 21 on their ACT automatically receives a full tuition scholarship. Theoretically a minority student with only a 3.0 GPA and a 21 ACT, who comes from a wealthy family could attend the university for nothing. A non-minority ... student with a 3.4 GPA and a 26 ACT from a working class family would end up paying full tuition. My primary objection to current Affirmative Action policies is that they oftentimes do not take into consideration economic background or academic qualifications. S...
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