<p>This information is pretty encouraging. Even though I applied to some of those schools under the with the general acceptance rate in mind. </p>
<p>A small anecdote: This summer I had the honor of working with a lot of college-educated African Americans and I’m a bit shamed to say it ,being an African American myself, that I was impressed by how they carried themselves.They were awesome people who understood the value of education . They had taken the time out of their summer to help increase literacy in their community. Having more college-educated AAs is a trickle down and it pays back in dividends. It’s fair to say that all of them were qualified people who probably would have went on to be great with or without the leg up they might have received during college admissions.</p>