Reader Response Cary Ploeger-Dizon ’79 AM
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Send feedbackThe anti-affirmative action writers all claim that “merit” should be the sole criterion for admission to Brown. Their fear seems to be that affirmative action serves to increase the presence of low-income and minority students on campus, people without “merit.” The problem is that “merit” has never been the sole criterion for admission to colleges in this country. Witness the recent admissions bribery scandal. If they were truly honest, they would admit that the admission system they want is an exclusive one based on wealth and social standing. The fact is that opening admissions to people outside the sphere of wealth and privilege has more to do with merit than the demand that only privileged students be admitted.
Cary Ploeger-Dizon ’79 AM Kurtistown, HI [email protected]
