<p>If Cornell’s percentages of African Americans has remained relatively constant over time, I would say, likely YES. Please read the following essay. About 2/3 down, the dean discusses Category Admissions .</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.reed.edu/apply/news_and_articles/admission_messages.html”>http://www.reed.edu/apply/news_and_articles/admission_messages.html</a> </p>
<p>What does this mean practically? Soft quotas/goals practiced by some private colleges such as Cornell. Sub groups (such as an ethnic minority or athlete or a talent subgroup (eg. dancer, actor, top math kids, etc)) are allocated set aside slots unofficially.</p>