In this case, Applicant Alan Bakke was declined admission to the University of California at Davis. The problem was that he had lower science grade point than the average white applicants but significantly higher aptitude tests. This was for his application to the Medical School of the University, which had a separate admissions process that separated the regular "white" students and those who are minorities or have disadvantages. When brought to the state court, the court ruled in favor of Bakke and ordered his admittance. The University then appealed to the Supreme Court and they ruled a 5 to 4 majority for Bakke stating the violation of the 14th Amendment as their backing.
As I was an applicant to the medical field for UC Davis as well, I believe it was ridiculous for the University to have placed this restriction of applicants based on race and color. Although the standards have already risen today to a point where only the best of batch are able to get in, there is still no real distinction between whether they are accepting students based solely on their academic performance. While it's true that the program does not exist, the rubric for each individual student may be different in the Acceptors' minds.
Here is a description of the case and differing opinions about the case.
Eliminating the Affirmative Action process was definitely a step in the right direction. If we, as a society, were to put up quotas in order to limit certain amount of highly qualified applicants to claim that we want to diversify the campus, then that means talented and highly motivated students will not be able to expand their horizons and further their development intellectually. It is morally positive that a University might want to help the acceptance of the disabled, but this case proved that it's more about the ethnic races of our nation.
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