[pitaa]

The real question here is what colleges are admitting kids that can't read or write? Is affirmative action really so strong that these colleges accepted every kid from a HS where the average SAT score is in the 16th percentile? Or did the high school also help the kids fudge their applications?

[tatersolid]

Some community colleges (and even a few state colleges) in the USA are required as part of their charters or funding to accept any student who graduates high school in that area for at least one “trial” semester.

[scarface74]

Why does it have to be "affirmative action"? Why is that the go to? Community colleges will often admit almost anyone who graduates but they have to take remedial courses.

[dwnwudp]

>183 students accepted to the University of the District of Columbia, the local community college. But only 16 enrolled this fall.

It's almost as if the school got with each student to have him or her apply to the school. If the students were having trouble with reading, writing, and attendance, they probably wouldn't go out of their way to fill out a college app without oversight.

[acjohnson55]

There's very little likelihood affirmative action has anything to do with it. There are schools that are not selective as a matter of principle/mission/policy.