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2. To insure fairness, and "level the playing field," racial preferences must be included in college admissions decisions. Place Your Name Here Jacob Blankemeyer Racial Preferences should be imposed for college applicants for various reasons; racial preference outweighs the pros for anti racial preferences. One reason that there should be racial preference is because White students are usually looked upon as being wealthy and have good status, while other races are looked at as being poor and dumb. A great quote I found from Elibrary says, “If there are 200 qualified people (including 20 Blacks) but only 100 spots, without affirmative action (inclusion) the traditional legacies of wealth, alumni status, etc., will likely mean all 100 slots will go to white men” (Malik). This quote adds clarity to bias opinions about races because while you think about the quote you know it’s probably true. Another good reason why we should have racial preferences in colleges is “Because the United States is so much more diverse than other nations, it is important to make sure that each group interacts with and understands other groups, to create a strong and cohesive citizenry” (Handout). What better way to start understanding more cultures is to have a diverse environment in all of the countries colleges, these quotes are only two great reasons why we should have racial preferences in Colleges.
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Miha, Malik. "Race and Class; In Defense of Affirmative Action." //Against the Current//. 30 Apr. 2003: p 5. //eLibrary//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. || QUESTION 2: PRO-B BRIAN M Getting into college is one of the most difficult things a young person has to accomplish. You must have good grades, and you have to convince the college admissions board that you have qualities and talents that will contribute to the University. According to Micheal Luo, a reporter for The New York Times, in states such as Mississippi, where "there are now more children of color... than white children", the black population contains "nearly a quarter [of children] growing up in poverty" ; those impoverished children are "less likely to graduate from high school and go to college" , and therefore need as much help to get into college as they can get. To give them the help they need, we have an obligation to include racial preferences in college admissions decisions. This doesn't mean that colleges should only accept minorities, only that we should make it easier for those less fortunate to get into college; this will help us because "Diversity in America's schools improves learning opprotunities beacuse students are exposed to a wider range of ideas and perspectives", which will help us to expand our knowledge of other cultures and have a more well-rounded world-view. || Racial Preference should not be consider in college admissions at all. Colleges should be looking at what a persons SAT and GPA is, and other extra activities through out their educational careers. It shouldn’t matter what your race is, when looking at the admission at Baruch College in New York City they took 46% Asians, 30% Whites, 6% Black, and 11% Hispanic. There was a lot of variety through out Baruch because the main thing they look for their college admissions are a GPA above 2.7 on a 4.0 scale and a SAT score of 1200 is a necessity. Colleges are looking at people who work the hardest and that they know will be successful outside of their college in the real world. Most colleges will look at the person’s race and background of the person but colleges require certain academic achievements, if they don’t reach though requirements then most likely they will not make it into that college. || QUESTION 2: CON-B BLAINE Racial preferences should not be considered in college admissions because minorities are as capable as majorities to get into college on their own, and affirmative action merely shifts discrimination onto a new group. Many people of minorities, like the only black Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, believe affirmative action insinuates they need, "special treatment in order to succeed" which is clearly not the case. Thomas himself is an example of what someone of a minoriy can accomplish with out affirmative action assisting them. Not only are minorities disadvantaged, but white people applying for college won't be considered even if they're more eligible than someone of a minority, which means, as Ross Douthat, author of //The Roots Of White Anxiety// explains, "...affirmative action requires the very discrimination it is seeking to eliminate". It's simply illogical to argue that an equal rights based issue can be solved through double standards based on nothing but race. Education is the same for all who participate, and every person, regardless of appearance or backround, has the same potential to achieve, therefor admins should mirror that perspective. ||
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