I should've been more explicit in the fact that my comment wasn't primarily intended as a judgement or endorsement of the practice. I was just calling out the a

I should've been more explicit in the fact that my comment wasn't primarily intended as a judgement or endorsement of the practice. I was just calling out the apparent racism. As for your question, for which I don't claim any expertise: I fully acknowledge the problem of systemic racism. I think the better an individual (both the oppressed and others) has control over their own actions and outcomes, the better. In this sense, quotas based on race would be worst solution, extra points based on race a little better, but less than optimal. As far as I'm concerned, if the problem is low application rate among minorities, actions should be aimed to boost these numbers. If the problem is poor performance on admission tests / GPA etc., actions should aim to boost these numbers.