You would still have people complaining that it's not entirely merit based.
The point is that socioeconomic status (correlated with race and family income) has already impacted someone by the time they reach college application age. The idea behind quotas in public institutions is that it gives opportunity to those who did not have them previously.
A better analysis would be based on graduate performance, rather than admission rates, for demonstrating success.
The point is that socioeconomic status (correlated with race and family income) has already impacted someone by the time they reach college application age. The idea behind quotas in public institutions is that it gives opportunity to those who did not have them previously.
A better analysis would be based on graduate performance, rather than admission rates, for demonstrating success.