<p>All I’m saying is that everyone should be on equal footing in the admissions process, regardless if they are white, a minority, or “well-connected”. I am not sure how exactly to determine if a candidate is “more qualified” than another, but the admissions board does, and whoever they find to be more qualified should get an admission before someone they deem less qualified.<br>
If the admissions board goes and looks at candidates’ admission packets and, using the “whole person” concept, determines who is the best, shouldn’t the top candidates get admission, regardless of race or “connections?” How would you like it if someone with a lower GPA, lower ACT score, and fewer extracurricular activities than you was admitted instead of you just to meet a minority requirement?
I’m sure the Navy can stand for its sports to suffer a little bit if it means having a better officer corps. </p>
<p>In short, no one should get a preference. Even if the athletes have a different “preferred” method of getting in, every athlete, regardless of ethnicity, should have equal access to that method. And as far as legacies, it is absolutely unjust to prefer someone for admission because of whose son they are.</p>