<p>In the game of college admissions, who would get more benefits in the admission process?</p>
<p>Rich black (Beverly Hills, Private school)</p>
<p>Poor white (Tennesee farmboy, Rural public)</p>
<p>(Tennesee farmboy, Rural public)</p>
<p>Rich black, probably, because colleges want to boost their 'minority' numbers. Farmboy still gets reported as white.</p>
<p>/this is why AA sucks. Not trying to troll, just the truth.</p>
<p>Rich black, only to accomodate the diversity numbers, though I think it would be pretty close since they'll see that he comes from a private school, thus he hasn't broken through any obstacles that the typical minority who benefits from AA will get.</p>
<p>In the game of college admissions, the ones who benefit the most in the admission process are---
RICH, WHITE MALES. Fact. But you'd rather not believe that, would you?</p>
<p>Ummmm, I don't think that's a choice ;)</p>
<p>The rich minority would win.</p>
<ol>
<li>He's a URM</li>
<li>He's wealthy, so maybe one day as an alumni he'll contribute to their endowment. Colleges love that. </li>
<li>He'll probably have better SAT scores because he can afford test prep.</li>
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In the game of college admissions, the ones who benefit the most in the admission process are---
RICH, WHITE MALES. Fact. But you'd rather not believe that, would you?
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<p>If by rich you mean "I gave you a wing of the government school", then sure. But then it doesn't matter what your race is. How does being white help?</p>
<p>I think that you are an idiot.</p>
<p>Good day.</p>
<p>Let's stop this before it gets out of hand; The OP clearly started this thread for people to bash AA and Blacks. This should end here.</p>
<p>i agree with kk19131. i can already see myself getting personally offended by some of the things that will probably be said here.</p>
<p>on reponse cards for colleges, they ask me for my race. they do not ask me for my income. they just ask me for my name, address, gpa, test scores, and race. make your own conclusions on what colleges care about.</p>
<p>The OP is a real jerk...just ignore this.</p>
<p>Bashing AA isn't bashing or minorities, by the way. It's bashing discrimination. Which, as we have all been told by the media, is a bad thing. Unless it's against rich white male protestants, who are the evil oppressors of all us poor minorities.</p>
<p>[I am not rich, white, or protestant. I am male.]</p>
<p>maybe the answer depends on what school one is applying to. A school in Tenn? A historically black school? A school well known for Agriculture? The grades of each? Some schools select only low income people.
The question was too broad for one answer.</p>
<p>here we go another one of these threads, I think CC should put an end to any race related threads because its always an argument, whats next is someone going to make a thread legacy vs black, or what about athlete vs. hispanic, or navajo indian vs rich white man. come on this isn't necessary.</p>
<p>kk19131- I find your comments rude and assumptive. I was merely curious about what matters more, race or income in college admissions. </p>
<p>If someone asked about (2300 SAT, 3.2 GPA) Versus (1600 SAT, 4.0 GPA), would you comment in the same way? Let me ask you, in what way has my post "bashed blacks" as you have claimed? If this post bashes anything at all, it is discrimination.</p>
<p>1600 SAT + 4.0 GPA = Grade Inflammation</p>
<p>-Rude? Assumptive? Me? Never . You set out to create this thread knowing full well the responses you wanted. You wanted to hear that the wealthy Black would get an admissions boost, so that you can then go on your rant about how AA is discriminatory, etc. You are trying to mask your true intentions and I dont like it. If you have a problem with Affirmative Action, that is certainly your right, but dont pretend to have a question to pose for this forum to express your view: its cowardly. </p>
<p>The fact of the matter is, to answer your question, there is no pure answer; every college applies different weight to different criteria. The only three factors separating your two question subjects are economic status, home state, and race, things that by no means have a profound enough impact on college admissions to render a clear answer to your question. Thus, there is no possible way to know who would have a better shot.</p>
<p>well said.</p>
<p>Is the purpose of affirmative action in college admissions to:
-"make up" for years of discrimination?
-give people a chance who would not have otherwise have one?
-make colleges more representitive of the America based on racial percentages?</p>