Is the Action Affirmative?

Regardless of race, all college and university applicants should be treated equally and shouldn't be classified by race. Although socioeconomic backgrounds should be taken into consideration when handing out scholarships, the color of one’s skin should not. It is a universities job to create a positive and diverse learning environment however, not at the expense of well-deserving and truly bright students.

A policy or program intended to promote access to education or employment for minority groups is not the solution. Affirmative action programs give applicants from historically disadvantaged groups an advantage. That in itself is a violation of our constitution do to the fact that a person should not be given an advantage purely based on the color of their skin.

Greater access to minority groups is at the expense of groups considered dominant (typically white men. In addition, I believe the only consideration in choosing between applicants should be merit and other activities. Affirmative action perpetuates racial division instead of maximizing opportunities for those of a minority. In the absence of affirmative action, college admissions rarely are purely merit-based: athletes, musicians, and legacy students are most ways given preferential treatment. This is important because those of ethnic or racial minority have the same opportunities of getting into the same Colleges and Universities as a white American man (considered the majority).