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Poll Results: College Admissions Affirmative Action

August 7th, 2012. By AbiK

The poll is closed and the results are in. Our poll question this time was:

“The U.S. Supreme Court adds state-mandated racial diversity and affirmative action in college admissions to its docket. Should race be a factor in college admissions?”

The results were close—very close—which is probably no surprise as affirmative action in college admissions tends to be a hot-button topic wherever its brought up (note to self: skip topic at next cocktail party or while in stands at next Little League game). So here’s how the poll turned out:

No, race should not be a factor in college admissions (51%, 133 Votes)

Yes, race should be a factor in college admissions (49%, 130 Votes)

Some background on this one. The U.S. Supreme Court added college admissions affirmative action to its docket—specifically the Court will decide whether admissions policies at the University of Texas—which are allegedly “race-conscious”—violate the rights of, or discriminate against, white college applicants.

The University of Texas case centers on former applicant Abigail Noel Fisher, who had applied to UT, and been rejected, in 2008.

According to CNN, oral arguments would be held in the fall, with a ruling most likely to come in early 2013.

Thanks everyone for participating—be on the lookout for our next poll, coming up soon…

Tags: Affirmative Action, College Admissions, College Application, Discrimination, Reverse Discrimination, SCOTUS, University of Texas
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