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This year’s senior class is the first in decades to navigate college admissions without affirmative action. The US Supreme Court upheld the practice in decisions going back to the 1970s, but found it is unconstitutional for colleges to give students extra weight because of their race alone.
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions. Yet the added weight
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as a place where race can play a role in admissions decisions.
After the end of affirmative action, the college essay is one of the few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions.