Rogers 5 finances. This creates an unequal opportunity and it discourages people from even applying to the school. ‘The admissions process as a whole is constantly changing. For example, it was once only about grades and standardized testing, but now the individual’s involvement in school and th ‘community is included. Today, the admission process looks at a holistic view of each individual before deciding who will be admitted and who will not. Diversity is a word that all universities put an emphasis on and this first begins in the admission process. The word quota and diversity relates closely when discussing college and who will get in. A quota is “a fixed number or percentage of minority group members or women needed to meet the requirements of affirmative action.” (Merriam Webster). Most universities want well-rounded diversity individuals on their campus. Race, gender, socioeconomic and geographical status all play a factor in the admission D ne Parogroy : process At this point, the process becomes tricky because there ae individuals who have very similar applications and the admission team has to decide which one they will accepted. If they have to decide between an In-State student vs. an Out of State student with very similar applications, they are going to most likely go with the student who is In-State or if their quota is met. Diversity is needed at each university and college, but I don’t believe someone who does not work hard, but is Aftican-American should be granted admittance over a person who is not Aftican-American, but is a good, well rounded student just because the universities wants to 7 we Perordce NS nae aaa meet its quota. This makes many wonder exactly if discrimination occurs during this process and ) if it creates an unequal opportunity to those that were not accepted because of the color of their _/ neem Nl skin, if they are male or female, or where they are from, (Minow and Post). ‘The diagram below yy shows the demographics of students who attend historically black law schools. This shows how yuu aR pow yo? ae