Does race really matter in grad school apps?

b_r_um
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:41:56 +0000

I got the impression that graduate school applications are usually read by the department you are applying to rather than a central admission committee (like for undergrad). If this is true, I would expect professors to admit students that they actually want to work with, rather than students of a certain ethnicity.

P.S. If the department receives some sort of federal funding, they are required to ask about your ethnicity.