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Men actually do benefit from soft affirmative action in college admissions because of this disparity. You can look this up for yourself, but here's one source[
by ForHackernews 4y ago
Men actually do benefit from soft affirmative action in college admissions because of this disparity.
You can look this up for yourself, but here's one source[0]. Men are admitted at a higher rate, with worse grades and test scores, by selective universities that want to make sure they have a "balanced" class of undergraduates.
[0] https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/resources/article/the-truth-about-affirmative-action-for-men/ https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/resources/arti...
- Manuel_D 4y agoIt depends on the university, engineering-oriented schools admit women at higher rates (over 2x in the case of MIT and Harvey Mudd): https://money.com/colleges-women-higher-acceptance-rate/ https://money.com/colleges-women-higher-acceptance-rate/
- NeverFade 4y agoYes, as mentioned above, there is (unfortunately) a controversial ruling (Grutter v. Bollinger) that allows for a form of discrimination in college admissions specifically. This is wrong and should stop. It's an example of SCOTUS judges allowing their political views to to override a clear interpretation of the law.