My senior year of high school, a friend and I decided to apply for many different scholarships together. We applied for all of the exact same scholarships. We had been friends for years and had been involved in many of the same school organizations. School wasn’t easy for me, but I had always tried to excel. Response to our applications started trickling in. In the end, my friend received a full-ride scholarship to Utah …showed first 75 words of 1977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1977 total…guarantee numerically equal results for each group" Thus affirmative action has switched directions from its original purpose. The point it has reached has created problems that far outweigh the advantages gained by the continuance of the program. Years ago, minorities spoke out against what they thought to be unfair treatment. Now the tables have turned. It is now time for us to rethink and make our decisions. Now is our time to make a difference.