Affirmative Action

The University of Michigan admits their students based on a point system. It is a very controversial system because applicants who are in a racial minority receive 20 points, when there is a total 150 points. Although many people believe this is not fair to white people because they cannot receive those 20 points, Tim Wise disagrees. This goes back to the idea of White denial. Those 20 points are highlighted and bolded, but no one is looking at the points that are almost impossible for students of color to get based on where they live and the resources they have, "Ten points are awarded to students who attended top-notch high schools, and another eight points are given to students who took an especially demanding AP and honors curriculum"(Tim Wise). Although its possible for blacks to get those points it highly unlikely just based on where they are from. So even though those 20 points seem unfair, no one is commenting on the amount of points that are hard for people of color to get. In California there is a law banning affirmative action for college admission, but now that has been under review because, "the percentage of underrepresented minorities have dropped significantly at UC's most prestigious campuses since Proposition 209 was passed, creating a more hostile environment for those students". This proves that having a system that brings in more diversity will be beneficial to the students in a classroom environment. Having a system set to bring in more diverstiy will just give those students a more equal chance of gettting into those colleges as the white students. As I said before it can connect to the idea of white denial, because white people are not realizing that without a system like this, black people do not have the same equal oppurtunities to be accepted into colleges without have race and background coming into play. If they want the program to be equal having something like a points system to have more diverstiy in a school really is not a problem.