DOJ says UC San Diego Med used essay questions to secret-code race
The federal government just caught a California medical school using hardship essays as a back door to boost minority admissions.
When the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions, everyone knew universities would try to get creative. The UC San Diego School of Medicine thought they found the ultimate cheat code: asking students about personal hardships and using those answers to sort applicants into sneaky subgroups within test score bands.
According to a new DOJ investigation, Black applicants were admitted at more than double the rate of White applicants with the exact same academic credentials. Federal lawyers called the hardship essay system a racial proxy designed specifically to bypass federal law.
This investigation is part of a broader push by Trump's administration and civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon, who are currently auditing dozens of medical schools across the country.
Getting into medical school now apparently requires passing organic chemistry, the MCAT, and a federal civil rights audit.
Source: Justice Department
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