31.   In New York City, the four specialized high schools admit students strictly on the basis of an entrance test and do not use race as a factor.

32.   In the short term, these proposals will not result in earth-shaking changes in determining which students are admitted and which are rejected.

33.   It admitted black students when it was illegal to do so, and had to whisk them away by taxi when government inspectors dropped by.

34.   It decided last year to admit international students without regard for their ability to pay.

35.   Japan has steered away from affirmative action, and students are normally admitted to university purely on the basis of exam scores.

36.   Joge said race should be used as only one of many criteria in deciding whether a student should be admitted.

37.   Kay said that this year, once minority students had been admitted, law school faculty and students undertook aggressive efforts to get them to enroll.

38.   Just a generation ago Bob Jones University flat-out refused to admit black students, a policy that cost the college its tax-exempt status.

39.   Many have already halted the use of race as a factor in admitting students and disbursing financial aid.

40.   Most elite private colleges, citing their independent status, still factor in race when admitting students.