Medical College Admissions Case Study

A few years ago, the University of California created a program for introduction to the medical school program for the “disadvantaged and minorities.” These “disadvantaged” applicants, along with the other applicants that weren’t minorities, first had to go through the regular admissions program. Each student was reviewed according to his Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), outside work, recommendation letters, and overall grade point averages. However, during the applying process, the applicants could fill out whether they were part of a minority group and whether they were a part of an economically disadvantaged family. The school classified as minority blacks, Chicanos, Indians, and Asians. These applicants were automatically sent to the special admissions program for the medical school. These disadvantaged applicants were then reviewed to see if they really fit into the disadvantaged group. No regulations were placed to require applicants to have a certain grade point average. No applicants were compared to regular admissions program applicants. In the space of three years (from 1971 to 1974), the regular admissions program admitted one black student, six Mexican students, and thirty-seven Asians. The special admissions program, in the same space of time, admitted twenty-one blacks, thirty
First of all, the Fourteenth Amendment extends to all, whether they be of the majority or minority. It is the State’s responsibility that none within its borders can receive special treatment that others cannot get. The State must enforce the equal jurisdiction and equal protection of the law to each of its citizens. When any do not comply with the standards of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, even large and well-known universities like the University of California, the government must intervene and apply the Equal Protection Clause and enforce its