Affirmative Action: A Counter Productive Policy

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An example is the admission practices at Berkeley. According to a 1990 admissions investigation, only 40 percent of the entering class in 1988 at Berkley was selected solely on the basis of academic merit. While whites and Asian Americans need at least a 3...
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Berkeley continues this practice of favored admissions for minorities even thought the graduation rate of minorities is very low. In 1998, 66 percent of whites or Asian Americans graduated while only 27% of minorities graduated. The increase in racial tensions between whites and blacks at United States collages is also related to preferential admission policies...
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