Minorities Admission

ssnakeggirl
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:59:39 +0000

I do not think UVa uses lower criteria when assessing minority applicants, based on the fact that the percentage of Native American applicants admitted is significantly lower than the general admission rate each year. Native Americans are very much underrepresented at colleges, and I can see a greater incentive to give them a break than to give it to African Americans. My guess is that there are a lot of white and asian students who are not qualified but have pushy parents who force them to apply, whereas the applicant pool for blacks is much stronger.
(you KNOW there are a ton of not particularly qualified kids applying to top schools every year. I still have no clue what they are thinking.)