Commentary: Rejected by a top-tier college? Don’t worry, it won’t hurt your chances for future success
by Jay Mathews, Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2023
3 minutes
There is nervousness in the homes of ambitious American high school students awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. Will the justices upend preferences for certain racial and ethnic groups? Will they ruin the chances of many teenagers getting into a top school, which would bring them lifelong success?
The answer to the second question is no, regardless of how the court rules.
Affirmative action admission policies can help colleges achieve greater diversity on their campuses. But in the course of that public
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