Skin Stereotypes
“In her view, two African-American applicants with different backgrounds and experiences are the same… diversity depends on skin color alone and should be measured by counting students of color on campus.” (Brief for Respondents, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, No.14-981, Pg.2)
“And in her view, two students from the same community would bring the “same” perspectives to campus, and be just as likely to “break down racial stereotypes” (Grutter, 539 U.S. at 330), even if one student is African-American and the other white.” (09-50822 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pg.34) “Fisher offers socioeconomic disadvantage as race-neutral alternative, but UT points out that there are about 6 times as many white students as black students who both come from socio economically disadvantaged families and have test scores …show more content…
University of Texas at Austin, No.11-345, Pg. 16)
In the year of 2008, UT Austin’s 75th SAT percentile is 1350 (UT Austin Common Data Sheet)
In 2008, “Top Ten Percent students had an average standardized test score of 1219, 66 points lower than the average standardized test score of 1285 attained by Texas students admitted under holistic review or on the basis of a high “AI”. (09-50822 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pg.24) UT has made it clear that [its] central mission is educating the future leaders of Texas, in a State that is increasingly diverse…[its] own experience has confirmed the judgment of the Nation’s top schools…America’s military and leading companies, that diversity is critical to preparing students to succeed in the world they will enter when they leave campus.” (Support brief pg. 5) JA 253a, 407a, 415a-16a, 478a-79a; SJA
“And in her view, two students from the same community would bring the “same” perspectives to campus, and be just as likely to “break down racial stereotypes” (Grutter, 539 U.S. at 330), even if one student is African-American and the other white.” (09-50822 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pg.34) “Fisher offers socioeconomic disadvantage as race-neutral alternative, but UT points out that there are about 6 times as many white students as black students who both come from socio economically disadvantaged families and have test scores …show more content…
University of Texas at Austin, No.11-345, Pg. 16)
In the year of 2008, UT Austin’s 75th SAT percentile is 1350 (UT Austin Common Data Sheet)
In 2008, “Top Ten Percent students had an average standardized test score of 1219, 66 points lower than the average standardized test score of 1285 attained by Texas students admitted under holistic review or on the basis of a high “AI”. (09-50822 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pg.24) UT has made it clear that [its] central mission is educating the future leaders of Texas, in a State that is increasingly diverse…[its] own experience has confirmed the judgment of the Nation’s top schools…America’s military and leading companies, that diversity is critical to preparing students to succeed in the world they will enter when they leave campus.” (Support brief pg. 5) JA 253a, 407a, 415a-16a, 478a-79a; SJA