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In response to the above post--for centuries, thousands of women, blacks, Asian-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, who definitely deserved admission and scholarships, did not get them. Do you know why? AA is just a sort of reparation for past misdeeds and assurance that meritorious women and people of color get the fair shake that they should have been assured under the Constitution. It is in no way, shape, or form, a HANDOUT.
But, I do get what you all are saying about the "Why try so hard in high school?" issue. I was one of those kids who applied for every local scholarship, and was denied in favor of either people whose parents had connections, or because my GPA/test scores/family income were too high (as revealed during a discussion with my college counselor. Basically, she said, "your GPA and family income are substantially higher than all other applicants."). It does suck to have the advantages your entire life and then realize that it doesn't mean that much unless you can prove that you've been "disadvantaged". I worked hard in HS for the sake of working hard, not for scholarships that never came. The long and short of it is that I'm a middle class "super student" at a "highly selective college" who probably should have gotten a free ride. But, I didn't, and I still feel that financial aid at schools like mine should be limited to those with demonstrated need. I know that if financial assistance at my school had been limited to 1600/4.0/Merit Scholars who were president of every single activity, I wouldn't have wanted to come here.
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