<p>“I would probably be accepted only through affrimative action. Therefore since I do not seem to have as high of SAT scores nor created magnificent research or community involvement as those others who are in the applicant pool.”</p>
<p>-I doubt you, or anyone else, would be accepted if this were true. Colleges don’t admit people based just on race, and despite what the AA critics like to assert, aren’t picking URMs with scores that are significantly worse than their non-URM counterparts. Admissions rates for Black students at most elite schools are usually only slightly higher than that of the general pool. In fact, for many schools, the Black admissions rate is actually LOWER than the general population.</p>
<p>"Should I feel guilty that just because of my race I was picked over someone else?"</p>
<p>-You would not be accepted over anyone else. It is the SCHOOL which decides who deserves admission, not people who have inflated senses of entitlement. If the school wanted others and not you, believe me they would have been accepted. No student should be apologetic for a decision that his/her college makes. Like I have said before, If college admissions were all about numbers, then schools would just release their minimum standards and only allow students who met said standards to apply. Moreover, all schools would accept their classes on a rolling basis, as only numbers would be looked at.</p>
<p>I’d invite anyone who has any more pro/con arguments of Affirmative Action first to search for the thread: “Affirmative Action Ethics”. There is a substantial amount of information therein, and people should read before they make any more claims for or against the program.</p>