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My whole life I have been invested in doing what I love, focusing on my true passions, as well as finding new ones. I have been very involved in my high school, and have been lucky enough to be a part of multiple clubs and activities. Without these activities, my high school experience and life would be a lot different. I have been an active drama club member, a part of ‘Bottlecappers,’ a club advocating anti-drug, alcohol, and bullying to younger students in my district, and many other community service opportunities. I am lucky to have the opportunity to be in these activities, as they have shaped me to be the young adult I am today.

My Mother and Father relocated from Costa Rica to New York City where they met got married and where I was born. When I was just two years old, always wanting the best for us, my father moved our family from New York City to Jacksonville, FL in search of a better paying job and the American dream so he could provide us with a better quality of life. To ensure we were always clothed and feed, my father sacrificed everything for us and worked long hours to do so. Though I did have a pronounced, safe and active upbringing the North Florida school system didn’t expect much from the Hispanics that were starting to move to the then small town; unfortunately since my parents worked so much they expected the school system

In December 2014, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education published “Rethinking the Admission Process.” This article was written by Frank DiMaria, who takes a look at the research of the former president of the University of Wyoming, Robert Sternberg. DiMaria explains Sternberg’s stance against the current admissions process. Sternberg has research that depicts, “GPA, standardized tests, and essays do not successfully measure the true talent of a college applicant.” He believes that the policies need to change. Sternberg offers an alternative to the current process. Sternberg has been a part of a new admissions policy testing students not just on their memorization and analytical skills, but on their creative, practical, and wisdom-based skills as well. Sternberg’s ideas stem from his experience with disadvantaged youth and their ability to adapt and overcome obstacles. Sternberg claims that students who grow up in the upper middle class tend to have an environment which better values the analytical skills that the current tests measure. He argues that, because of this, colleges may not be getting the most creative and adaptable students. He shows that some of these less privileged students are capable of handling a college workload even though they may not have been able to score as high on the SAT or other tests. DiMaria believes that through Sternberg’s Kaleidoscope policy may be a solution. The Kaleidoscope way of admissions administers tests which ask open ended

The purpose of this action is to strive for equivalent open doors for everyone paying little heed to race or skin color. Race has always been a controversial factor in the college admission process. Critics who are supportive of the action say that colleges reach out toward minorities since they are the least diverse in the college environment. With the demographic they display they are urged most of the time to apply for college admission. Often these institutions offer some help to those minorities such

Once the applicants AI and PAI scores are received by the officers of admission for each of the individual schools within the university these officers then determine the minimum score for admission for that freshman class. (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-981_4g15.pdf, P5). It is only at this point of the application process any points for race are awarded, but this information is only known by the admission officers. Once each applicant receives their final score ,which may include bonus points based on the applicant’s race, all applicants with a score above the established minimum admission score are then accepted a students at the

3. No review of a record connected with a student’s admission application, if that application was

Davis Medical School, California had two admissions programs for incoming class of 100 students, the regular and special admissions program. Under the regular procedure, candidates whose overall undergraduate grade point averages fell below 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 were instantly rejected. One out of six applicants were then given an interview, following which he was rated on a scale of 1 to 100 by each of the committee members (five in 1973 and six in 1974), his rating being

Race equality has been an arduous issue in the United States. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) is a landmark Supreme Court case that brought scrutiny to racial discrimination in the college admission process. The Encyclopedia Of Law And Higher Education introduces the discussion of the University of California at Davis’ special minority admissions policy at their medical school. The case was first heard by the Supreme Court of California and later taken to the United States Supreme Court (Russo 363). The short and long term effects of the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) have changed the procedure for college admittance all over the United States of America.

as having English as a second language and coming from an underprivileged background, that assisted minority applicants much more than non-minority candidates. In 2004, the University of Texas brought forth a proposal that sought to reestablish the direct consideration of race in the holistic admission process. UT’s reasoning for this re-introduction was to increase the presence of minority students in smaller “classes of participatory size” and to correct the demographic imbalance between the school and the state. This proposal was accepted without much resistance and race was added as component in calculating the Personal Achievement Index.

As tensions surrounding race-sensitive admissions continue to grow, proponents of eliminating race-based policies are gaining momentum. A conservative political climate, as seen in the mandates for race neutrality in California and Washington and a recent court decision (Hopwood v. State of Texas), which significantly limits the use of race as criteria for admissions in three states, fuel this charge. Although race sensitive admissions policies are still widely used, a vocal opposition has destabilized the foundation on which these practices are based (Tierney, 1997).

In 1978, the Medical program of the University of California had a dual admission’s program, one fore regular students and one for minority’s. The applicants for the minorities did not have to meet the standards that the regular admissions did. The special program was offered to African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Espanics, but no white students were admitted. When Allan Bakke, a white male, submitted his application, he was rejected

In this assignment we will discuss the holistic assessment process on admission to the clinical area and the duties that the nurse has throughout this process. We will also consider the medical conditions Mr C is presenting with and the appropriate care the nurse should provide relating to specific conditions. We will also discuss the pathophysiology of each of his conditions. Within the assignment we will discuss the post-operative care Mr C will be given by the nurse and the reasoning for this care. Including airway and breathing, circulation, pain management and psychological care. Whilst still in the clinical area we will explore the process of discharge planning and the role of the nurse throughout this process. Lastly we will

Pretend that you grew up speaking a different language your whole life, but when you started going to school you see that everyone else speaks a different one. No one has ever heard of your spoken language at home. You start growing up and realize that you are caught between two cultures. You are not like your parents and you are not like the other children at school.

From this group, over 81% of students are admitted under the Top Ten Percent Plan. Subsequently, Ms. Fisher is left to wrestling with a crowed applicant pool that composed of not only students from her native state of Texas, but also out-of states and international applicants. In order to conduct a fair and inclusive method to select applicants for the remaining slots, the UT Austin operated a holistic review practice that is modeled after the Bakke and Grutter’s ruling. A variety of components from each applicant’s background were taken into account for their overall evaluations.

In this percentage plan the University gives automatic admission to students who fall within the top 10% of their graduating high school class. In addition to the automatic admission, ineligible applicants who did not fall under the top 10%, will be admitted based on the combination of their Achievement Index Scores and Personal Achievement Index score. The unique matrix used by the admissions board, puts applicants who have a particular AI or PAI score in numerous cells. Once doing so, a stair step is drawn based on the availability in each school. This then determines who will be admitted and who will be denied, and it is an all or nothing method (Resp., 12). This admissions method does not look at race explicitly, as race becomes merely one variable among many other variables. These variables are then combined and result in the PAI scores that are recorded anonymously prior to the matrix being created. In this regard, the Fisher case is significantly different from Grutter as the admissions process is blind, and the applicants become a score on a matrix. Whereas, in Grutter, the admissions board has all of the applicant’s information, including their race while making the decision to admit or deny an applicant. Therefore, I believe that the Fisher case is distinguishable from the Gruttter case when it comes to how the strict scrutiny test is applied. Based on the findings presented, and my knowledge of both of these cases, the University of Texas wins the case as they implemented a method which is devoid of race in the way that it is used in Grutter. In Fisher, race is only one of many factors compiled into one score, basically meaning it has an indirect effect on admissions, in comparison to the direct effect race has on admissions decisions in