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Why must there be special places, devided by sexual orientation and skin color? Are non-white/non straight people less smart so they need special slots? How is that "equality"?
Also I'm sorry, but as a non native English speaker I fail to understand what you meant by the last paragraphs. Also, I don't know your name and I'm not sure I care.
It guarantees a slot regardless of prejudice since you cannot check bias at the selection level. Instead you create a reserve to guarantee certain people who have a harder time reaching this goal - genuinely get considered.
They would be marginalized and overlooked purely through selection bias along with odds. Most colored folks have harder odds of ever even making it to college. Money, support structures, and other variables are hugely different. The same game, different difficulties.
That's why collegiate schools work as an interview most times - it is to understand your struggle. It is the time to tell your tale, sell yourself, elaborate and intrigue. That's why your friend failed.
You're just making an excuse for him. He is not the cream of the crop, and you made it about race. So i guess you're upset he's not the brightest of the whites? And it'd be rude to make him actually take any accountability for his failure.