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i think URM's should have an advantage in admissions. i get what you're saying reo, and it would be fair to go staright off of scores if it were a fair world but it's not. since it has been a white-male dominated profession for as long as it's been a profession, i think it evens out all the legacy apps and any racist admissions staff out there (if there might be). actually that probly doesn't "even" it out but i figure it's a good faith effort anyways. we might not be racist but whites still benefit from a history of racism and sexism. since we do undoubtably benefit from previous racism, then we have an obligation to do something about it now.
What if the application was ambiguous with regards to gender and race? Whether its a job application to academia, each has the applicant separate themselves into a certain category, in this case, their race. This would help advance the application process to be based largely on personal merit.