Your argument doesn't work because the data already accounts for differences in GPA and MCAT scores. It’s not comparing total applicants—it’s comparing applican

Your argument doesn't work because the data already accounts for differences in GPA and MCAT scores. It’s not comparing total applicants—it’s comparing applicants with the same academic qualifications. If admissions were race-neutral, then students with the same GPA and MCAT score should have similar acceptance rates. But the data shows black and Hispanic applicants get accepted at much higher rates than equally qualified Asian and white applicants. Your example about total applicants (10 vs. 10,000) doesn’t apply here because the issue isn’t how many people applied, but who gets in when they have the same credentials.