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Download full textShushok, Frank – 2001
In reaction to the "Hopwood v. Texas" decision, which declared the use of race in college admissions illegal, Texas created a percentage plan that guaranteed admission to students who graduate within a specified percentile of their high school class. Under the Texas plan, any student graduating in the top 10% of his or her high school…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Class Rank, College Admission, Court Litigation
