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Colleges and Selective Admissions

            In today's world, society feels that it is required to have a college degree in order to live a sustainable or successful lifestyle. Some may argue that colleges should have selective admissions. Selective colleges admit the best of the best students. They select over achievers who have high grade point averages and high test scores. They tend to look for students who are not only involved in their schools but their community as well. I believe that all schools should have open admissions due to the fact that everyone deserves an equal opportunity, it can minimize acts of crime, and increase success within society.
             I personally feel that any student who has completed high school should have the opportunity to pursue a college degree. In my opinion high school is a lot harder than college. If someone has a rough high school experience it can affect their grades. Sometimes students have a hard time adjusting to high school from middle school and their freshman year is what messes up their transcripts. There are some students who do not know what they want to do with their lives after high school so they do not take high school seriously. Once they figure out they want to attend college, it's too late to recover their grades. When it comes to test scores not everyone are good test takers. There are a lot of students who do exceptionally well in classrooms but when it comes to taking the actual test they get paranoid and forget everything they have retained. Rather you pass a test should not determine rather you are smart or dumb. For example, if someone is having a bad day and they fail their exam I do not believe that they should be penalized for it. A lot of the times students get so stressed out before the exams that their brain crashes when it is actually time to take it. People should have the opportunity to actually prove themselves and what they are capable of doing in other ways.


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1. Affirmative Action

... the land of opportunity, affirmative action gives the person the shot and what they do with it is up to them. Ben Gose argues the reasons behind affirmative action's value of race-sensitive admissions policies in selective universities for blacks. Many people believe that affirmative action playing a role in admissions acceptance for blacks to selective colleges is taking away future learned skills from others. These people ... believe this use of admissions unfair to the other higher scoring students. Tests have shown that the black students ... ...

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2. Affirmative Action

... that neither group will be as pleased as they could have been with a different decision. Michael Barone would agree that some university environments are not for everyone, especially those at selective universities. In his article, "After Quotas, A Better Way,"" he argues that varied groups admitted under laws geared towards increasing diversity on college campuses just increases the likelihood that such ... a starting point to begin a conversation, it allows for more empathetic discourses since the chance is higher that both parties have experienced similar events. It is incorrect for th...

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3. Affirmative Action As Racial Discrimination

... Action as Racial Discrimination The controversy over affirmative action is growing to embody most all selective decisions in American society. From public protection to college admissions, people are becoming resentful of such affirmative action programs. The applicability of these programs ... to the Supreme Court, who is finding that some college admissions policies are unconstitutional and promote diversity through unfair means. In California, for example, Gov. Pete Wilson has already pushed an initiative ending affirmative action practices in colleges and universities. The initiative...

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4. The Road To Success

... lacrosse or crew. It helps if you were born to an alumni mother or father, also known as a legacy, this can increase your chances of getting in by 15 percent. Colleges and Universities offer advanced study after high school or junior college in a variety of fields. However, Ivy League schools have a more advanced curriculum. As John Naisbitt, a futurist said, "The most important ... diversify the school. High school counselors call these schools "lottery schools."" If a student gets into one of these institutions, it's partially a matter of chance. "The Ivy League schools are now select...

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5. Ethical Decision Making

... ethics. One of the most profound ethical decisions that I see many face more often than not is preferential admissions in to universities and colleges. This can include preference due to race, student athletes, and alumni. One of the most important cases that dealt with preferential admissions was Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. This case tried in the late 1970's was dealing ... This decision has been looked over several times and has been scrutinized by many. Powell made a decision that may have been ethically correct however, has left the doors wide open for many thi...

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6. Affirmative action 20

... action believe that a policy to deal with discrimination against minority groups is unnecessary and, serves too create unfair privileges. This paper will investigate the question of affirmative action in schooling for minorities. Mainly addressing the issue of affirmative action in college admissions. What is the evidence that supports arguments for, or arguments against affirmative action ... policies in college admissions? Affirmative action is defined in Webster's dictionary as "a policy or program for correcting the effects of discrimination in ... minority backgrounds. In most cas...

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7. Affirmative discrimination

... eventually was appealed to the California Supreme Court, where a 7-1 vote affirmed Bakke's position. The court based their ruling around the equal protection clause, and denied the university's assertion of taking race into admissions policies. As a result the school was ordered to admit Bakke. After yet another appeal the Supreme Court granted certiorari in 1978, as stated before. As ... program, but the underlining message was that America's global competitiveness relies on diverse student bodies at colleges and universities. The retired generals also gave insight into the need for af...

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8. Transition Planning For Special Education Students

... Driver's Education Training • Leisure Opportunities • Self-Determination/Self-Advocacy • Time and Stress Management • Mobility/Communication Needs • Community Living Options • Long Term Care • State ID Card • Income Support • Selective Service Registration • Relational Issues/Parenting/Sexuality How Is Transition Planning Conducted? While the ... related to achieving desired outcomes, in your son/daughter's transition IEP. • Investigate post-secondary education options with your son/daughter and get information about admissions requirements, accessibility, adaptati...

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9. May the Best Man Win

... not take individual grades and merit into account, but it evidently lower standards for all minority applicants. Turning away people like Cheryl Hopwood to favor less qualified minorities is a true injustice to our society and contributes to racial disparities (Bolick 69-70). Many people believe that affirmative action playing a role in admissions acceptance for minorities to selective colleges is taking away ... future learned skills from others. This use of admissions is unfair to the other higher scoring students. This means that the minority ... whites with equally scores were admitt...

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