Equal Opportunity
In a society fill with 4.3 grade point averages, hours of extra curricular activities and just minutes of sleep, it is no surprise that getting into a reputable school has been increasingly hard, but what is it that the will really make you stand out to the admissions office of a university? Although many say that good grades are enough, these days you may need more depending on your targeted school or schools. While Aderol, alcohol, and parties are a major concern on campus, affirmative action is the main controversial topic off campus that has many altered opinions. Affirmative Action when first established was very successful and necessary. It was used to help minorities get into school and not be discriminated against. After several court cases and bad vibes, in today's fast paced world of education, affirmative action is considered unethical, because it promotes prejudice and unequal admission requirements based on race, gender and other unmerited basis.
Since the signing of affirmative action in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson, college admission offices across the globe have been using it to diversify their campuses as well as to give minorities a chance to achieve higher education. Affirmative action, meaning to give preferential treatment to individuals in minority groups when admitting them to a university or employment in a businesses or the government, was primarily developed to correct decades of discrimination and to give the disadvantaged part of the population a chance to succeed. Educational institutions with affirmative action policies give minorities and women an advantage when choosing applicants. Since the policies were first enacted, race, gender, economic status as well as a wide ma ...