@SlitheyTove, so is there more of a preference at elites for legacies now than 2-3 decades ago?
Because the argument is that
The percentage of Asians in HS has increased pretty dramatically.
The percentage of whites in HS has decreased.
Yet the percentage of those 2 races at Ivies have not changed at all over the past 2 decades.
So if legacy preference has stayed the same and student profiles have stayed the same (in actuality, Asian-American scholastic achievement in HS has increased even more dramatically over the past 2 decades) what would keep those percentages constant despite the relative size of the Asian-American and white talent pools changing quite a bit over that time period?
I’m honestly so confused as to why admissions aren’t colorblind. Don’t get me wrong, I think diversity is a great thing to be around, but I’m not so certain its the right thing when it’s being forced on society… Socio-economic affirmative action actually serves a purpose that helps high achieving, low income students to rise in the social structure and do better financially than their parents. But what does racial affirmative action really do? Other than bring back racial tensions of the 60’s??
I’m not trying to start some heated argument, but could someone (maybe a left wing liberal) please explain to me why racial affirmative action is necessary?