Studies of Top Colleges and Universities Have Found

question 103

Multiple Choice

Studies of top colleges and universities have found:

• A) that black students are now more underrepresented at the nation's top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago.
• B) that black students are now less underrepresented at the nation's top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago.
• C) that Latino students are now less underrepresented at the nation's top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago.
• D) that the probability of enrolling in a highly selective college is two times greater for white students than black students.
• E) that the probability of enrolling in a highly selective college is three times greater for white students than Latino students.

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