I'm aware there are several factors that go into it. But race shouldn't be one of them because it's simply race-based stereotyping. And if a black college applicant gets extra consideration because he's from a racial group that has suffered discrimination, then why can't we single out any and all Arabs going through airports, since they're likely to be Muslim and the vast majority of terrorists are Muslim? Or, for that matter, why can't we single out young black males for more traffic stops since they are over-represented when it comes to crime? You want to play the race card when it goes towards your agenda but not when it doesn't. And all because of some delusional BS idea about "countering 150+ years of establishmental racism." It doesn't counter it but simply adds to the injustice. So much of your argument above, which is representative of the thinking behind affirmative action, is based on assumptions, vague statistics, etc. People should be judged as individuals on a case-by-case basis, whether applying to a college or for a job. Like I said before, there's an argument to be made for their economic status being a factor but, if we're going to introduce race, we have to apply it across the board.