QUESTIONS
1.
1.
Affirmative action is a term that broadly refers to policies that favor individuals belonging to groups that have been subjected to previous discrimination. At colleges and universities, the practice has been used to diversify enrollment, often in schools that historically turned away minority students. In your opinion, should racial and ethnic backgrounds be taking into consideration when making college admission decision?
Yes
18%
295 votes
No
62%
997 votes
Undecided
19%
308 votes
2.
2.
White privilege is a concept that highlights the unfair societal advantages that white people have over non-white people. White privilege is an advantage that protects white people against any form of discrimination related to their ethnicity and race. White privilege, however, does not imply that white people have not or cannot experience challenges in life; it means that any challenges that a white person has faced or may face is not related to the color of their skin. In your opinion, does white privilege exist?
Yes
42%
676 votes
No
37%
594 votes
Undecided
21%
330 votes
3.
3.
Nine states have already prohibited the consideration of race in public university admissions: California, Florida, Washington, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Oklahoma. Do you agree with these laws?
Yes, race should never be considered
58%
922 votes
No, I think each school should be able to decide if they include race or not in their admissions, there shouldn't be a law stopping them
14%
231 votes
No, race SHOULD be considered in every application
10%
160 votes
Unsure
18%
282 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
5 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
race and sex should both be removed 0.06% 1
Race should be considered if there is a choice being made between two applications where all qualifications are equal. 0.06% 1
They are trying to go back in time to when 99.9% of college graduates are WHITE again blahhhh 0.06% 1
0.06% 1
currently, there are disproportionate amounts of socioeconomic disadvantages for people of color, so it can help for now 0.06% 1
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