2007-09-02 14:25:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
If all else were equal, African-Americans would have an equal chance at getting into a good college. A lot of people think that somehow African-Americans with lesser qualifications are admitted, but at least in many states, that was outlawed a number of years ago.
As we all know, however, all things are NOT equal. Because of the historical inequities in our society, a higher proportion of African-Americans come from lower-income backgrounds. That means that they may go to poor high schools which don't offer things like AP courses, honors programs, or higher-level science and math classes. They are more likely not to be able to afford to pay for SAT prep courses. They may not be able to participate in many extracurricular activities for which they might have to pay.
Middle- or upper-class African-Americans may not face these problems, and they often can get into good colleges, but the fact remains that there are fewer of them, proportionally.
2007-09-02 15:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have all the same credentials, it's much easier to be admitted to most schools if you're African American. Of course, there are a variety of socioeconomic factors that make it harder for the average African-American to meet those standards, so the end result is that the percentage of African Americans at the most competitive schools is a bit lower than in the general population. So you can say easier or harder, depending on which way you want to look at it.
The one exception is that there are some public historically black colleges and universities in certain states that are under court orders to desegregate, which means that they actually have affirmative action bonuses for white applicants.
2007-09-02 14:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-19 22:19:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in most ways it doesn't matter, but in others easier because colleges have to meet a certain quota of different ethnicities in there college and the amount of people from each one. But Colleges I think should not have a problem meeting those.
2007-09-02 14:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Much easier... There are quota's for blacks where jobs and university's are supposed to bring in so many... When they can't find someone qualified they take any black face that they can get just to fill the quota.
2007-09-02 14:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Jason 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
neither, unless you know a particular colledge to be racist, but I wouldn't worry about it being harder or anything
2007-09-02 14:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by ¡•ziggy•¡ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably won't effect getting in. but you will get much better financial aid packages.
2007-09-02 16:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by j+j 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋