Holistic Admission Process: A Case Study

Having done so it would still need to be narrowly tailored so as not to unduly injure any associated groups or individuals. Powell determined that attaining a diverse student body in an institution of higher education was a compelling state interest. In order to be narrowly tailored to this interest, the institution should use race as a "plus" factor. The quota system that the University of California applied set aside positions for minority students and focused on having a diverse statistical surface rather than attaining actual diverse backgrounds. Rather, as was done at Harvard, it was expected that all students should be considered together and race used as a bonus for minorities that would help account for the special perspective such students could bring to the campus (Schauer 589-597). While Powell's outline for programs had plenty of dissenters, none of them ever made it to a prominent position in the court system and so, since 1978, the rules of Bakke have been the proverbial law of the land. That is, until recently.

Like the discussion question stated, Texas has been placed at the center of the Affirmative Action debate with the Fishes vs the university of Texas (2013) case, because first fisher is white. Fisher's body of evidence against the University of Texas is that the Affirmative Action confirmation arrangement has a different effect on the off chance that you are white you will probably be denied affirmation. The confirmation includes accumulation of measurements used to decide affirmation, demonstrating that Fisher scored higher on the measurements than numerous who were conceded. Fisher v. College of Texas is a case at present before the United States Supreme Court concerning the governmental policy regarding minorities in society affirmations

First of all, the state wide definition of College and Career Readiness (CCR) is “level of preparation students’ needs to enroll and succeed in a credit-bearing, entry-level college courses (ACT, 2015).” The statics of Hispanics high school students passing math and reading is 22% (Moore, 2010). Hispanics students have a higher percentage when looking at the subjects individually with 37% in reading and 39% in math but this is not a true indicator demonstrating college completion (Moore, 2010). The overall degree attainment in Texas, was 32% of the total population of which only 16% were of Hispanic or Latino origin (Education, 2011). By no means was language a barrier nor performance deficits, leaving their white counter parts preforming at 53% in reading, 58% in math, and 40% overall in both subject areas (Moore, 2010). The downfall of this study is that the reporting system Texas uses is a multivariate in which factors cannot be separated individually in order to assess College Readiness standards (Moore, 2010). “Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270) and CCR agenda focus on ensuring students are prepared for college and beyond (Achieve, 2013).” Of the ten policies, that institution of higher education has not been able to align the transferability of coursework since each school is truly unique in the composition and excicution of coursework being taught. This change CCR standards has lead to the, revamping of the

Univ. of TX”). According to the 14th Amendment, The Equal Protection Clause forbids any state from making a law that infringes upon a person’s rights (“14th Amendment”). In other words, laws must treat a person as equal as others in similar situations. The Supreme Court discovered that the case had not gone through the “strict scrutiny” test, so the Court sent the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for further review. The Court of Appeals determined in a 2-1 verdict that the university was justified in its use of affirmative action (Brunner and Rowen). In the aftermath of the case, universities and medical schools now face complications justifying their affirmative action plans. While many people oppose affirmative action policies, there are some experts who defend the

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

The University of Texas has ran into issues with accepting new students. They want to have a more diverse school that has a lot of minorities. This started to cause problems among the students and parents. 75 percent of admissions are based on the graduation ranks and academic levels, the remaining percent is based on a “holistic” evaluation which includes race and gender. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, claims she was denied admission to the university because they were trying to increase the amount of African Americans and Hispanic students that attended the school thus costing Abigail her spot there.

was unconstitutional. Her point of view is the same as to many of those against affirmative

In 2004, David Card and Alan B. Krueger performed a research study to find out whether the elimination of affirmative action caused a change in the college applications of minority groups in the two states of California and Texas. Card and Krueger’s main concern is that highly qualified minority students would be discouraged from applying to elite schools because of uncertainty regarding their admission, or the deterioration of interest in campus diversity. Card and Krueger begin their study by using information from SAT takers in California and Texas to compare the fractions of minority students who sent their test scores to certain state universities before and after the elimination of affirmative action.

Overall diversity in college campuses has been held back with the SAT because of its unfair standards. In an article called “These Four Charts Show How the SAT Favors Rich, Educated Families.” written by Zachary Goldfarb, there are statistical charts one of them show that a student who has a parent that has obtained a graduate degree on average score 300 points higher than those who have parents with a lower education. Keep in mind that the article was published by The Washington Post which has won eight pulitzer awards and is considered to be a main source for news. As far as the statistics themselves, I find it to be extremely unfair that students with parents who never had the opportunity to obtain a degree are put in a disadvantage, the amount of people that statistic applies to could range from kids of an immigrant parent to low class students who have parents that could never afford

In the University of California, specifically the Medical School at Davis, the admission of students were separated into two separate categories: the regular admission students and the special admission students. The difference between the two different admissions is that while the regular was based on academic success, the special admissions was for minority groups and a method of affirmative action. A white man, Allan Bakke, was rejected into the school despite having higher scores than those accepted under the special admissions category causing him to sue in a state court where he claimed that his Fourteenth Amendment rights were being violated as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court agreed with Bakke and ordered that the University

High school seniors are always anxious to hear if they got into the college of their dreams, but those dreams may be crushed by the overwhelming grades and test scores. Today, there are many colleges who have eased up and made their application process easier. The admission process has become a competition and many colleges have been known to favor only athletes or A.P. students. Then the students who have poor schooling systems or no athleticism become last on the totem pole. So what many colleges have decided to do is look into having essays in order to connect more on a personal level with the applicant. For this reason, Frank Bruni states in his article, “Rethinking College Admissions,” advising college administrators to reconsider the selection criteria.

This inequity of opportunity between the classes has pervaded society since the inception of modern education; however, recently, holistic admissions and the inclusion of educational context puts applicants’ candidacy in perspective for admissions officials. For the honors program in question, however, the above practice may hint at a selective advantage toward individuals with increased access to resources and is certainly an issue, opting for wealthy students instead of lower-income individuals with promise. This advantage should slowly be eradicated to offer fair opportunity to applicants without the qualifications and standardized test scores that come with affluence. However, through a variety of exposure programs targeted at underrepresented

UT–Austin opened its doors on September 15, 1883, under the premise that admission be equally accessible regardless of gender or religion (University of Texas, 1975). Yet, the incipient notion of equality was limited, as race could preclude entry. In addition to demographic criteria, the university also stipulated the following admissions requirements: graduating from an affiliated school or passing entrance examinations in selected subject areas, or special approval from the Registrar.”( Heilig, Dietz, Volonnino, 2011, p. 87)

Beneath the watchful eye of strict scrutiny, the burden lies on the state, or in this case the university, to prove they have a compelling interest in having racial classifications. For universities, the compelling interest is cultivating a diverse student environment. And according to Chief

Some changes were also made in both 1973 and 1974 admissions application form. In 1973, the application form candidates were asked to indicate if they wished to be considered ‘economically and/or educational disadvantaged’ applicants. This was due to a special admissions program that consisted of a separate committee and was only for applicants of minority backgrounds. In 1974, the application form added another question if the applicants wanted to be considered as members of a minority groups. Which to the Medical School minorities were ‘Blacks, Mexican-Americans, Asians and American Indians’ if they choose to fill out that part of the