en considered as a mere, ambiguous 'factor' in the decision-making process, as it often is at other universities across the country. Michigan's affirmative action policy and its implications for admission could be shown to starkly favor candidates from underrepresented races, with all other factors being equal between a white and a non-white candidate.
             According to the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Michigan policy, written by Chief Justice Reinquist, "it is undisputed that the University [of Michigan] admits virtually every qualified applicant from these [underrepresented] groups. The current guidelines use a selection method under which every applicant from an underrepresented racial or ethnic minority group is automatically awarded 20 points of the 100 needed to guarantee admission."3 The court found that Michigan's use of race in its admissions policy was too narrowly tailored
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