The END of RACE in College Admissions: Why SFFA vs Harvard Will End Affirmative Action
Channel: SCORE: Your College Counselor
Date: 2023-01-26

Harvard is going to lose its lawsuit and the impact will affect EVERYONE, not just those applying to elite colleges. 

The SFFA v Harvard lawsuit has made it to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and arguments have already been heard. The court is likely to eliminate race as a factor in college admissions nationwide. Asian Americans, who legitimately have concerns about discrimination, should appreciate the decision. However, it's going to have a much greater impact around the country.

In this video I explain what affirmative action is, what it does and doesn't do, the arguments for and against it, and why the SFFA v Harvard lawsuit is likely to succeed in the Supreme Court. 

In the interest of fairness, I've tried to be as neutral and objective as possible in this video. Here are sources for you if you're interested:

No Racial Quotas Decision:
https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/print/landmark_regents.html

Studies that show a loss of diversity after eliminating affirmative action:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3102/0162373713508810

Other protected classes included in affirmative action:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/affirmative-action

Surveys of support for affirmative action:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/what-admissions-directors-think-affirmative-action-sats-legacies-and-more
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/05/02/poll-finds-public-doesnt-favor-affirmative-action

Harvard's response to the lawsuit:
https://www.harvard.edu/admissionscase/

Asian American students' GPAs, Enrollment Rates and SAT scores:
https://cewgeorgetown.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/cew-selective-bias-fr.pdf
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cpb/college-enrollment-rate#:~:text=The%20college%20enrollment%20rate%20in,Alaska%20Native%20(22%20percent)
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/hsts_2009/race_gpa.aspx?tab_id=tab2&subtab_id=Tab_1

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00:00 Race as a factor in admissions
00:40 What affirmative action actually does
2:11 Why Harvard is being sued
2:55 Arguments for affirmative action
4:20 Arguments against affirmative action
5:02 Discrimination against Asian Americans?
6:00 Harvard's defense
6:36 How college admissions will change
8:44 If you care what I think and want hot takes.