If you read Harvard's response to the rule, you will quickly realize that they can still decide who gets the admission based on race without ADMITTING THAT beca

If you read Harvard's response to the rule, you will quickly realize that they can still decide who gets the admission based on race without ADMITTING THAT because even if there is no checkbox for race on the application, they can still figure what kind of race each applicant is and they can still evaluate how the race impacted the applicant's life for the consideration of admission.