I understand the application process to US colleges was designed to weed out minorities (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618574581/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_QWQFsb...).

But in this modern day and age, when such discrimination is considered faux pass (or so I hope), maybe it's time to make the admission system be based on standardized tests, instead of the unquantifiable feel of an admission officer. While such tests have their own set of problems, they would remove some of the discrimination hidden in the current process.