As Nick Catoggio went to his mailbox, he knew that his acceptance letter from Harvard University had arrived. Although Nick was nervous, he knew that his hard work in high school had gained him admission into one of the world's most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Because of his grade point average of 4.0 in high school, his numerous extracurricular activities, and a combined score of 1440 on his SATs, Nick believed that he would almost be guaranteed admission to Harvard. When he opened the letter however, he was shattered when he read the words, "We regret to inform you ..." He immediately called his friend Richard Sahk, who had also applied, to tell him his news and to see if Richard had received his letter from Harvard. Richard said, "Yeah Nick, I got in!" Nick was astonished. Richard's GPA was only 3.7, and he receive a combined score of 1100 on his SATs. After a long pause he replied, "It's because I'm black, Nick," Richard felt bad for his friend. Both he and Nick had realized that he was accepted by Harvard because of his race. Nick was mad because he was qualified and didn't get in; Richard felt upset because he wasn't as qualified as Nick but w

I believe that Affirmative action should be discontinued, this program is a new kind of discrimination to counter the past discrimination and this defeats the whole idea of the program.

2. There is a large difference between the levels of support for affirmative action programs between blacks and whites. Black support for preferences and economic aid exceeds 40 percent in all of the surveys and polls studied. White support for these same types of affirmative action, however, generally is below 20 percent. It should be noted, however, that black support for economic assistance for blacks and other minorities dropped from about 80 percent at the start of the 1970s to about 40 percent at the start of the 1980s.

· Princeton Survey Research Associates surveys

Steeh, Charlotte. Krysan, Maria. "Review of Surveys and Polls" Poll Trends, 1970-1995 1996

however they could take race or ethnic background into consideration as a positive factor in their consideration of candidates (Woods 68).

Wilson, James Q. "An Affirmative Action?." The New Republic winter. 1996: 102

Kreitner, Robert, Kinicki, Angelo. Organizational Behavior New York: Bryant and Dillon

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