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Affirmative Action 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 was
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