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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't rely on racial quota.

Seek better solution.
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Do you understand what a quota is and that having one has never been legal? What evidence do you have for a quota?[/quote]

Take a look at the breakdown by race from year to year.  If race were a plus factor for diversity, different races would be seeing their numbers fluctuate wildly.  Instead each race stays within a pretty narrow range, as if American Indians have only a certain amount of diversity compared to blacks.[/quote]

That’s one way to look at it. Another is to recognize that with genuine economic and educational barriers only a small percentage of students in URM groups will meet the range of whatever the baseline standards are. These are likely to be students from high ranking high schools and/or Prep programs, plus a few surprises,,  Beyond that, You have to look at the acceptance rate. Not every URM student who gets in accepts the offer, for a variety of reasons, including deciding to attend a school that seems like a better fit.   So the URM students who apply in the first place tend to be from a narrow range in the first place — relative to the larger population of URM students.

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