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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't they just go away with race on college applications and switch to SES brackets?

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+1.

Problem is, that would favor poor whites and poor Asians instead of wealthy blacks.[/quote]

Not necessarily.

I believe itnis Texas that guarantees a certain number of spots for all students from every high school that finishes at the top (5%? 10%?) of each school in the state.

Admissions could go to a practice like this, plus a socioeconomic status boost and end up with an exceptionally diverse and vibrant student body.

The educated upper middle class blacks, hispanics, etc would continue to be accepted on their own merits as they are now.  It should not affect their admissions in the least. They don't need that boost any more than my asian/white kid needs a boost.[/quote]

Upper middle class blacks are some of the largest benefactors of AA; poor blacks generally don't score well enough to be considered for admission to selective schools even with large bumps from AA.

The most affluent blacks score about as well on the SAT as the poorest white and Asian students.[/quote]

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