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Applicants’ race not key at MSU
Director says ruling shouldn’t affect programs
By Sharon Terlep
EAST LANSING – MSU officials say they don’t use race as a factor in deciding who to admit – opting instead to recruit and assist disadvantaged and predominately [sic] minority students.
While Michigan State University doesn’t use racial preferences or quotas, it offers a program that lowers the bar for some undergraduate students who show initiative in the classroom.
MSU accepts students with grade-point averages as low as 2.5 on a 4.0 scale under the College Academic Achievement Program. The average incoming freshman has a 3.5.
About 460 students were enrolled this fall through the program, 88 percent of them minorities. Once admitted, MSU offers students academic help.
“We consider a wide range of factors in choosing students and we look at a broad range of experiences,” Pamela Horne, MSU director of admissions, said Monday.
“Race can certainly help define experiences.”
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The school also has some scholarships specifically for minority students.
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