For many decades, the decisions of college admissions officials have depended primarily on economic and academic background. However, over time, it was legislated that an individual's race and even gender could also be taken into consideration during admissions decisions. The notion of race as a deciding factor is known as affirmative action. Positive actions have been put in place to eliminate discrimination and increase opportunities for minorities who do not receive equal advantages. In this effort, however, admissions officers have overlooked the effort and time an individual student invests in their work. Although the underlying purpose of affirmative actions was to increase the advantages of minorities and remove discrimination, these decisions should be withdrawn from admissions decisions. Gender affirmative action intentions have been raised to close the gender gap in many universities. Colleges and universities have found that a gender balance on campus will make for a more successful education. However, the desire for this diversity does not necessarily translate into a rewarding environment; rather universities do it to use this general vision of the school to attract others. Therefore this intent benefits the school more than the students. Having a diverse school full of students who lack the qualifications and knowledge will not help serve an effective education system, but rather will create a situation where the student will fall behind in class and drop out of college. Admissions officers are trying to create equality by using inequality. In the end it's a waste. However, if a school recruits capable and qualified students, it will create a symbiotic relationship for both... middle of paper... the truth about someone who is more capable will diminish another student who made an effort just to get admitted to the college. In other cases, some may argue that it discriminates against students because of their race. In the cartoon “Supreme Irony,” Dennis Draughon illustrates the irony of race for consideration to promote diversity. Although there are nine Supreme Court justices, only one of them is black and the rest are white. As far as affirmative action goes, whether it's race or gender, establishing a more diverse environment only attracts stereotypes and discrimination against the majority. School admission should be decided based on one's ability and talent, otherwise, in the end, our country would be harmed if workers were built more on diversity than ability. Instead of fomenting resulting inequities, admissions officers should choose competence over diversity.