UVa ED and Affirmative Action

Sdma89
Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:53:58 +0000

• Whites and Asians admitted to the University of Virginia (UVA) have roughly the same verbal SAT scores and high-school ranks. Asian admittees on average have higher math SAT scores compared to all other groups. On average, Hispanics admitted to UVA have slightly lower verbal scores and high-school ranks, and somewhat lower math scores, compared to whites and Asians. Test scores and high-school ranks for black admittees in general are much lower compared to the other groups. The gaps among racial and ethnic groups are smallest for high-school ranks.

• UVA frequently rejects many white, Hispanic, and Asian applicants with higher test scores and high- school ranks compared to black admittees.

• For all racial and ethnic groups, in-state applicants are admitted with lower test scores and high-school ranks compared to their out-of-state counterparts.

• On average, out-of-state blacks are admitted with substantially lower test scores and high-school ranks than are in-state Hispanics, Asians, and whites.

• There were many in-state Asian, Hispanic, and white applicants rejected by UVA despite better test scores and high-school ranks than the average out-of-state black admittee

Hispanics may have slightly lower test scores and class ranks compared to asians and whites; however, they are not given as much of an edge as African Americans. I think the Washington Post is right in saying that black applicants receive much preference, and hispanics receive little if no preference in admissions.