Straight from the source: students’ personal views on affirmative action

I believe that affirmative action is necessary for minority students. Without this policy, there will be discrimination in some schools and in relation to their admissions. Everyone should have a fair chance to go to the college they please if they work hard for it and not just be turned away because of their race. Considering that we’re the ‘minority’, we should have the option to gain an advantage in the competition to receive a college education. As a Hispanic-American, I have been discriminated against multiple times and it has caused a lack of opportunities for me. I feel as if we lose the advantage of affirmative action discrimination will diminish my chances of wanting to go to the college I want. If we no longer receive these benefits, some people may believe it is a fair system and that all students have a fair chance of being accepted, but these races will just become oppressed again. Affirmative action should be a right to all minorities not just because we are oppressed, but so we can succeed and grow. The policy provides an equal playing field for all minorities and also allows us to attend multiple universities such as Ivy-League Schools without the discrimination of the administration interfering. Many students are thankful for this policy and to remove it will cause problems and roadblocks for many minorities.