Well, I favor race-neutral admissions. I think dividing admissions based on racial background only excerbates racial problems, because it unfairly impacts those other races which are not on the receiving end of the bounty, yet don't have anymore socioeconomic perks than their black/latino/etc. neighbors. Once again, the lower end of the economic sprectrum ends up squabbling over crumbs and poor whites -- those who have most in common with poor blacks -- end up resenting what they perceive as special racial priviledges.

Been there. As a poor white kid I couldn't compete with poor black kids, even if I was smarter or had better grades.

But I also favor socioeconomic-netural admissions.

I understand and support the efforts of various colleges in trying to improve their racial diversity on campus -- but this is not an issue than can be solved on individual campuses. Education is all about money in this country, and while the public school system helps it does not cure. Poor neighborhoods have poor public schools. Their students -- black, white or green -- are less qualified to get into top schools (and can't afford them anyway), so they fight over a few low-income scholarships, but otherwise the same poor kids end up at typically poor colleges, where their education continues to suffer, their job prospects are poorer as a result and their kids end up in the same boat.

Blacks and other minorities are disproportionately impacted because they are a bigger portion of that lower end of the economic spectrum. That doesn't mean this is just a race issue. When we separate quality education from wealth, we'll have a solution, and we will have true equal opportunities.

Dubya was a mediocre student despite huge advantages, who managed to get into a top flight school, where he continued to be a medicore student. Why? Money, plain and simple. It had nothing to do with his white skin and everything to do with his Daddy.

Wonder if Bush would support blind admissions where alumni donations had no effect on the admissions process?