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On the one hand, Bakke was, in the words of the U.C. Davis brief, "a highly rated applicant who came close to admission." In almost every numerical category (MCAT test scores, grades, etc.) Bakke faired better than the mean scores for both special and regular admittees.
"My idea," Dershowitz said, "is to expand the concept of disadvantage. I'm critical of Davis for excluding disadvantaged whites, and I'm critical of Harvard for preferring advantaged blacks over disadvantaged blacks, and also over disadvantaged whites. There aren't many Portuguese students at Harvard for example I don...
The ADL, too, is primarily concerned with the issue of race, not affirmative action. "The only issue presented by this case," the ADL brief contends, "is whether the state University of California can utilize race as a determinative factor in the admission and exclusion of candidates for its medical school...
The integrity of the special admissions program has also come under fire. Like many medical schools, U.C. Davis usually reserves up to five places in its entering class for the dean to fill at his discretion. Critics charge these positions often go to less qualified applicants from influential families.
In addition, organizations such as the National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision (NCOBD) have accused U.C. Davis of colluding with Bakke and the California courts, with the ultimate purpose of losing the case.