1. America and Affirmative Action
This is a fact shown in resent studies that while only 35% of college graduates in 1960 were women, now 54% of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are female. ... Those that do not support affirmative action believe that it is "reverse discrimination", claiming that a white applicant with higher SAT's and a higher G.P.A., who is rejected in favor of a minority applicant with lower scores, is being discriminated against [Alm03]. ... Studies have shown that affirmative action harms Historically Black Colleges and Universities and produces a low minority retention rate[...
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