<p>Of course they do. However, the whole point of affirmative action is to give an advantage to those who have been disadvantaged throughout life. Do you think that a Native American whose family owns a large casino has been disadvantaged? Conversely, what about an Asian applicant whose father has passed away, and whose mother has to work overtime to support her family? Clearly, race is not the only criterion that should be considered for affirmative action. While on average, Asians make more than do Hispanics, a rich Hispanic getting in is merely exploiting the poverty of his or her peers of the same race. I'm not implying that rich people should be automatically rejected (look at Frist's son - paid his way in), but that if affirmative action is to be continued, then race should not be a factor.</p>
<p>But right now atm, they don't consider the income do they? They see hispanic and think "diversity," right? So it shouldn't hurt us?</p>
<p>Btw, I'm not being sarcastic; these are actual questions. :P</p>
<p>I don't think that they think "diversity," but rather, "guidebook statistics!" But yes, they do not look at the financial section of your application.</p>