Power Line's Steven Hayward summarizes a new Pew Research Center survey of public belief about what factors should be included/excluded in deciding college admissions. Only three factors have majority support as either a major or minor factor, they are: high school grades, standardized test scores, and community service involvement.
A majority believe the following factors should not be used: race or ethnicity, gender, athletic ability, having a relative who graduated there, and being first in the family to go to college.
Perhaps the most interesting findings are that a majority of Hispanic and Black respondents opposed affirmative action - the use of race/ethnicity in admissions - as did a majority of Democrats. So ... who doesn't oppose their use? College admission officers and their bosses don't.
