<p>Does being hispanic increase my chances of acceptance? I know University of Michigan had a court case regarding affirmative action, and I have heard very different answers to this question.
Thanks</p>
<p>It’s being stayed for appeal to scotus (yet again). If they refuse to hear it, then the ban will be gone and possibly in time for EA decisions, or they may just defer a huge amount of apps to save spots for URM. If the court takes the case, it won’t be decided till June, which I would think is too late for this year’s apps, unless they plan on taking 1000 from the waitlist. </p>
<p>So there’s 3 possibilities i believe: The court keeps the ban, the court removes it in time for this year’s class, this year’s class is unaffected. Yeah, under the past system hispanics got about a letter grade benefit.</p>
<p>[Ruling</a> that outlawed Michigan’s affirmative action ban halted pending Supreme Court appeal - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ruling-that-outlawed-michigans-affirmative-action-ban-halted-pending-supreme-court-appeal/2012/11/30/daa83fa0-3b2d-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html]Ruling”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ruling-that-outlawed-michigans-affirmative-action-ban-halted-pending-supreme-court-appeal/2012/11/30/daa83fa0-3b2d-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html)</p>
<p>SCOTUS = Supreme Court of the United States</p>
<p>Short Answer:</p>
<p>Yes</p>