Questions remain, however, over whether the program contains race-preferential policies.
A statistical equation generates an expected SAT score for every test-taker based on 14 different categories. Key categories include race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, parents' education level, and the location and academics of a student's high school. A Strivers score is then developed, based on the difference between the actual test-takers SAT score and expected score. Those who score 200 points higher than the expected score are identified as Strivers. Colleges are then offered both a race-blind model and one which takes students' race and ethnicity into account.