<p>From a University of California system press release about fall 2008 entering class admission results: </p>
<p>University</a> of California - UC Newsroom | UC releases 2008 freshman admissions data </p>
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<p>I think this provides some evidence against the claim that not checking the race box is "gaming" the system. In UC, race is not considered, yet more applicants are choosing to be "race unknown."</p>
<p>Is that gaming the system, or an indication of things to come?</p>
<p>Perhaps some of those applicants are making the statement that their ethnicity is less noteworthy than their academic and personal preparation for college study.</p>
<p>its asian right? the standards are higher for asian and its more difficult to achieve that standard. asians get the highest sat and it ruins the "admission curve" for asians.</p>
<p>i know how a lot of you on cc like to see some statistical evidence/graph/report/research so here is where i am getting my idea. </p>
<p>Image:1995-SAT-Income2.png</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Image:1995-SAT-Education2.png</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Those charts say something different to me, but whatev.</p>
<p>what do those charts say for you? what can you conclude from them? i am right, right?</p>
<p>1995 :/ 10 chars</p>
<p>You're taking your information from Wikipedia?</p>
<p>yes and i am making an assertion from it. why doesnt someone just answer the question?</p>
<p>I said "whatev" because I don't feel like participating in another AA thread. To me, those old , but still relevant charts, say its hardest for Blacks to do well on SAT's. That is not a good thing, the way I see it. Likewise, I don't see doing well on standardized tests as the "worst" thing. You know what they say about data.</p>
<p>I think that 3365 needs someone to make excuses for him, an asian, when he doesn't get into UCLA.</p>
<p>^I don't think any Asian can use that excuse considering the UC's no longer use AA as a factor.</p>
<p>The "Worst race to be for college....?" would be Black or Native American. They have the lowest admit rates per capita of any other races in America.</p>
<p>The best race to be for college?... would be Asian. They have the highest admit rate per capita of any other race in America.</p>
<p>MODERATOR'S NOTE TO "Worst race to be for college...." THREAD: </p>
<p>By consensus we try to combine threads about affirmative action issues into the FAQ thread on ethnic self-identification in college applications so that participants who love to discuss this issue can find all the discussion in one place.</p>
<p>Does anyone have figures for how many students are college-ready (academically prepared to thrive in college) by ethnicity? The only figures I can readily find about that issue appear in each year's ACT national report. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.act.org/news/data/07/pdf/National2007.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.act.org/news/data/07/pdf/National2007.pdf</a> </p>
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<p>I suppose there are quite a few other studies of this issue, with surely differing methodologies and definitions, and possibly differing conclusions. Where could we find links to reports on this issue?</p>
<p>From the definitions used in the federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reports made by colleges: </p>
<p>The</a> Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - Glossary </p>
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<p>The category used to report students or employees whose race/ethnicity is not known.
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The "Worst race to be for college....?" would be Black or Native American. They have the lowest admit rates per capita of any other races in America.</p>
<p>The best race to be for college?... would be Asian. They have the highest admit rate per capita of any other race in America.
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<p>Let's assume that it is a fact that Asians have the "highest admit rate per capita" of any race in America.</p>
<p>You conclude that because Asians have the highest admit rate per capita, it is good to be Asian.</p>
<p>What's wrong with this analysis? It ignores the traits that are commonly associated with Asian applicants: high test scores and GPAs. Those are the very things that coupled with a complete application and a decent essay virtually guarantee admission to non-selective universities. When packaged with extracurriculars, strong recommendations, an excellent essay, and other subjective factors, they increase the chances of admission to selective universities.</p>
<p>So, is it good to be Asian, or is it good to have high test scores and GPAs? Only someone eager to mislead others would claim that being Asian in and of itself results in a good chance of admission.</p>
<p>Hey everyone. I have a question regarding affirmative action as if it is still used by colleges today and if so which colleges still use them? If anyone has any input as to what schools ask about race on the application and which ones don't that would be great.</p>
<p>PS. This is for a report so the information would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Lol. This will only serve to begin a massive argument about it's merits and it's flaws.</p>
<p>Use accredited sources -- Visit your local library. There's plenty of data available on the topic. It takes a bit of research to find it.</p>
<p>Whether you want us to do your homework for you or you're looking for perspective on a topic that's controversial at best and dividing at worst -- Anyways, in terms of your paper -- any useful information given here can easily be found by a bit of research. </p>
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<p>I'm not asking anyone to do my work for me. I've done the research, read up on the legal aspects of it, but can't seem to find information about which schools actually still implement aspects of it.</p>
<p>I don't want to cause chaos about whether you agree or disagree with it. Everybody has their own opinion on the matter. </p>
<p>I just wanted to find out if anyone knew what schools still use it that's all.</p>