<p>lurkbot, can you post a link to the original study? I can only find one to the "Center for Equal Opportunity, a libertarian think tank, "</p>
<p>I am thinking University of Wisconsin may not be typical in that they must be fairly desperate to develop a welcoming environment for those looking for racial diversity.</p>
<p>So for most schools, and most schools have a very high admit rate, this; "These trends, though not as severe, can be found at most major American institutes of higher learning. ", would not make race matter “a lot”. I believe the Espanade paper said that for most schools, race has no bearing. The Espanade paper also said that the benefit was most prominent for blacks scoring in the 1200 to 1300 range (its a very old paper), and that both above and below those numbers, blacks were actually DISADVANTAGED compared to whites. </p>
<p>And at least currently, that 1200-1300 range is a VERY small segment of the black population.</p>