Experts Discuss Their Views at Interschool Conference by Sarah Pickard Affirmative action is an important issue to everyone today, and in light of the prevelant college hysteria, it is especially relevant to high school students and parents.
Students often wonder how race weighs into the admissions process.
There is the possibility of a minority student being accepted to a college based on his minority status, rather than personal merit. As a result, there is the student who is rejected because of his background as a result of the college's effort to create a balanced class via affirmative action. This type of scenario causes students to hesitate before checking the optional box describing race on college applications. A recent Interschool discussion held at the Brearley School attempted to clarify the role of affirmative action in college admission. In attendance were representatives from Vassar College, Barnard College, Yale University, New York University Law School, and the Trinity School.