<p>well, im going to be the idiot and continue playing with fire for a bit...</p>
<p>is there any way we can check to see if someone is using race as a card to get into college? there isnt any standard story or anything so it is a little tough to say ok you are being illegally helped by AA, etc. i would also like to bring up that there are other things people do, such as report their incomes lower than they actually are to get FA, that have the same problem as the steroid scandal in baseball, its hard to check people out with limited amounts of time. im trying to understand for my own conscience's sake why AA is still there, but as everyone was ready to point out, there are problems associated with it. a lot of these kids are most likely helped without merit because of who they appear to be (also, im not sure about this as ive never had one, but do interviews ever ask questions about how you have been affected by being a URM?). it still seems to me that you are breaking social cycles for kids who are motivated, as if they are applying to top schools, they have to believe that they can succeed there, getting into college is not an end-all. i know at least for my family i am doing just that. weve had our share of rough times, and for the some, maybe not the majority, that are trying to change their future, it makes a difference.</p>
<p>also, is being a minority relative? does the only white kid in a school of hispanics get considered for AA? i was just wondering about this, because it would be a similar situation, and if that kid does not, then it changes my view of AA quite a bit...</p>