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<p>I hope this is incorrect, whats up with the hispanic admit rate being so low at Chapel Hill, and why do Hispanics seem to need higher grades and higher SATs.</p>
<p>The Hispanic SAT average is only 10 points higher at UNC, and GPA is only .01 points higher. Also,</p>
<p>"Why do North Carolina schools show such divergent results with respect to Hispanics? Although we lack the data to ascertain the reasons with certainty, we can explore two possible alternative explanations. First, it may be that the Hispanics who are disfavored are relatively well qualified but are also out-of-state residents. They might be disfavored not because of their ethnicity but because of their residency. This possibility cannot be checked because we have no data on whether applicants are in-state or out-of-state residents. But we know that in the North Carolina system no school is allowed to admit more than 18 percent of its students from out of state ("Out-of-State Undergraduate Enrollment Policy," adopted 3/14/86, amended 2/10/95).</p>
<p>It is also true that the Hispanic population of North Carolina is only 1.1 percent, according to recent U.S. Census estimates, which indicates that a large proportion of Hispanic applicants may be from out-of-state. This would not, of course, explain the opposite results at Asheville. This school clearly grants preference to less qualified Hispanics against whites. A second possibility is that most Hispanics, namely Mexican Americans, receive preferences but others, namely Cuban Americans, are disfavored. This might be the case because the former are thought to be disadvantaged and the latter are not. "</p>
<p>I don't see what the big deal is. Also, the Hispanic population has balooned in NC in the last few years, so admissions for Hispanics have likely increased to reflect the difference in the state.</p>