<p>I just have to say that after reading through the whole post I agree with what skierdude1000 has said. I am what you might consider a "rich urm" and I do think that the whole idea of AA is demeaning to urm's because it's basically saying that regardless of one's socio-economic background urm's are all in need of an extra boost because they dont compare to white and asian people academically (asians aren't considered urm). It puts me in an uncomfortable position because if I do happen to get accepted in the school that I applied to I know people will think it was all due to affirmative action and not my own abilities and it worries me that that is most probably what the case could be. It isn't fair in the least for someone to be accepted into a college soley based on their race. it is demeaning to the person and rasict in nature, economic status if anything should be what determines who gets an extra leg up into the college application process. I still think that the philospohy behind AA is appropriate but modifications should be made to make the process fair, maybe looking into the economic and social background of an applicant who is an urm.</p>