Explain Why Rac Race Should Not Be The Only Factor In College Admissions

I argue that race should be taken into account along with other experience in college admissions because a student's skin color should not be the only factor being considered for being accepted. If college admission does not look deeper into the applicant and base it on race it can impact them for the rest of their life and can ruin their educational career. Many non-white students have big dreams and goals but cannot accomplish them because they are denied from colleges because of their skin tone. This can also affect many to drop interest in the career field since many are white dominated and they do not want to be involved on being discriminated.
As the college take these factors into encounter it helps the disadvantaged students go to college. It can help the disadvantaged because their grades and test scores are lower because they come from a minority group where their parent’s income is low, which they chose a home in a neighborhood that they can afford. This can lead to having their children to go to a school that has less funding, therefore they would lack in preparation and end up having low grades and low standardization test scores.

Race should not be the only factor when considering admission because there are still grades, involvement in extracurriculars, achievement, specific skill or talents an individual may have.

Just because a student is black does not mean they are low skilled or uneducated because as mentioned in the court case black people also lived in white neighborhoods. White people can also come from a low-income family. I think standardized testing is biased because of the achievement gap, which whites have more access to resources while many other races do not have that opportunity. This includes schools with money do better because of the education they are providing to their students. This can also lead to the fact that many students are horrible in test taking, but are really passionate and involved in extracurriculars in

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This will help on having a diverse class creates tolerant members of society. Having a diversity in college helps other individuals understand about other people race background, their culture, traditions, and other information that is interesting. They also expand their knowledge about learning about other people and interacting. Students should feel more comfortable in their own skin and would not have to go class and be judged or have racial slurs being thrown at them. For example, Lake Forest College has a fifty-eight percent of white students, while the rest is a mix of other races who live in the United States or in a different country. It results in having an open discourse of idea and having multiple voices creates tolerance, acceptance, and diversity. This is what is needed in the future leaders of the United States.
The ways it can be best implemented here at our institution by having a more open discussion outside of classrooms and being able to connect with peers and faculty. No faculty or peer should discriminate another individual who is not white. There should be more events that are in an open area because many of the meetings are in buildings that many people are too lazy to walk to, so they should do it in the student area where everyone is able to join the discussion. The support group for race is considered to be a safe space for many black or nonwhite students because they are able to express they feel. They should not be afraid to talk about race or other difficulties they have encountered growing up not being white. They should host more meetings because many individuals feel comfortable to talk about the issue. This should be open for everyone because it expands the learning and people can interact with others. The program first connection helps disadvantaged students to meet new people and being able to connect with them. Lake Forest College is already a diverse campus, which the programs they do to bring people together are good, but there should be more throughout the year not just the beginning of the year.