>For the incoming class of 2028, about 16 percent of students are Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander, compared to a baseline of about 25 percent of undergraduate students in recent years, the announcement said.
>The comparison to the class of 2027 was even more dramatic. The percentage of Black students enrolled dropped to 5 percent from 15 percent, and the percentage of Hispanic and Latino students dropped to 11 percent from 16 percent. White students made up 37 percent of the new class, compared to 38 percent last year.
>The percentage of Asian American students in the class rose to 47 percent from 40 percent. The Supreme Court’s decision was based in part on a lawsuit against Harvard, which claimed that the university had discriminated against Asian American applicants, holding them to a higher academic standard than other racial or ethnic groups.
Planita13 on
I mean this was pretty predictable wasn’t it? This is the intended result of banning affirmative action.
Toeknee99 on
Well, this sub got what it wanted. Congrats.
Ok-Armadillo-2119 on
I would argue that that it’s probably a good thing that black and latino students denied this cycle were diverted to schools they were a better fit for. If they have to get their engineering degrees from Michigan, RPI, or Virginia Tech, they’ll be just fine and probably get better grades.
The 5% of black students and 11% of latino students that got in this year can have pride in knowing their admission was merit-based. No one can slander them as “affirmative action admits.” That insult was very painful for black students in previous years.
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>For the incoming class of 2028, about 16 percent of students are Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander, compared to a baseline of about 25 percent of undergraduate students in recent years, the announcement said.
>The comparison to the class of 2027 was even more dramatic. The percentage of Black students enrolled dropped to 5 percent from 15 percent, and the percentage of Hispanic and Latino students dropped to 11 percent from 16 percent. White students made up 37 percent of the new class, compared to 38 percent last year.
>The percentage of Asian American students in the class rose to 47 percent from 40 percent. The Supreme Court’s decision was based in part on a lawsuit against Harvard, which claimed that the university had discriminated against Asian American applicants, holding them to a higher academic standard than other racial or ethnic groups.
I mean this was pretty predictable wasn’t it? This is the intended result of banning affirmative action.
Well, this sub got what it wanted. Congrats.
I would argue that that it’s probably a good thing that black and latino students denied this cycle were diverted to schools they were a better fit for. If they have to get their engineering degrees from Michigan, RPI, or Virginia Tech, they’ll be just fine and probably get better grades.
The 5% of black students and 11% of latino students that got in this year can have pride in knowing their admission was merit-based. No one can slander them as “affirmative action admits.” That insult was very painful for black students in previous years.