This stops racial discrimination and economic discrimination as well. Obviously there are many reasons that appear to be acceptable in structuring the process of admissions at University High School. However, there are many problems that arise and should be considered when looking at whether this is the best way to go about this procedure. The major problem that arises is whether or not the most qualified students are being accepted into U-High. If the qualifications of the applicant are not considered first, there might be some that are over looked. To begin with, the application that the applicants fill out is very important. There are many questions. Some being how much money their family makes, what their ethnic background is, what district they live in, and whether they have family that attended or are presently attending U-High. I will use myself as an example. I come from an upper middle class, white, Christian background. I had an A average in junior high school with three sports, many extra curricular activities, and won many math competition awards. Everyone in my family has attended U-High, ever since it was formed. Obviously, I should have been one of those students who would be on the top of the list to get in. However, this was not so. In analyzing the way that the acceptance procedure was done, I realize that I probably barely made it in. I am in no way in any sort of minority, which are obviously favored by this application procedure. Not being in a minority obviously has its disadvantages in this situation. Being that I was in a much larger category, there is obviously going to be a larger amount of qualified applicants. This makes it harder for a qualified applicant to get accepted into U-High. This is not what the purpose of University High School was intended to be. The purpose is not a melting pot of diversity. The purpose is to achieve excellence. Excellence can only be achieved by having the...
