<p>^^Some people feel that if a given race is represented at a school at a percentage other than its percentage of the overall US population then it must, by definition, have either an unfair advantage or unfair disadvantage (depending on whether it is over- or under- represented) in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Similarly, others feel that if the average academic stats (usually focused on SAT scores) for a given race is either higher or lower than the overall average for the entire school, then that race has either an unfair advantage or unfair disadvantage.</p>
<p>So some focus on percentage group representation to prove that their own race is cruelly mistreated while others focus on average SATs to prove the same thing about their race.</p>