Michigan's Prop 2 to ban affirmative action

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I don't think affirmative action within the school system should go cold turkey, but I just don't think it's fair for someone who really deserves to get into a school not get in because a minority took their place. I still think the little box that says "Check ethnicity" or whatever should be taken off and admission be strictly on test scores, activities, and GPA.

I wish it were that simple as someone taking someone else's place.

I think DSTChaos has discussed this in enough detail that it is not that simple. However, either you refuse to understand a Sociologist, Ph.D. or you hate examining the full-spectrum of the truth(s).

There are numerous factors that go into admissions. Some schools have "cut-off points" where they can take the "cream of the crop". Namely places like Harvard can afford to do something like that... If you "fit" into one of "their" categories, they will admit you over another student.

Do you KNOW how State Colleges and Universities are funded or endowed?

I can tell you many State Colleges and Universities are poorly-funded, losing endownments and the US governments is pulling funds everyday from them.

Your pissante school tuition barely pays for the lightbulb in the chittiest desk lamp.

Where does the money all go? Good question! And I can tell you it is NOT to the BCS...

State Colleges and Universities do NOT have money to place over 100,000 kids in undergraduate college... There are not enough professors. There are not enough instructors, there are not enough administrators.

Kicking students out is not changing the number of kids who want college degrees.

The only thing that is looking like it works is Computer-based learning. But it only works with serious students who are alternative 25 year olds+...

Hayle for every class I have taught, I'd rather make it an internet course anyway...

Most Universities sell-out. Period. If Bill Gates/Paul Allen decided to buy UW and make it his Microsoft biatch today--UW would do it...

Google can buy Stanford... Emory is bought and paid for by Coca-Cola...

Hayle, Citgo may buy University of Miami just to see if they can do it...

That is what your college education is about now...