Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
So, you're going to the doctor who is going to do bypass surgery on you. Would you go for the doctor who regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation is good, or are you happy to go to the other one, who has been having the AA leg up since 16; grades notably lower but gets in anyway.

And if you take the "oh, Medicine is different" then do you want the lawyer who isn't as good, or the plumber, or whatever who is where they are not on ability but merely as they're keeping the numbers up?

Or is it that as an idea it's fine - but with the caveat that you'll never be on the receiving end of their potentially substandard services.

1) Do those who benefit from AA have substantially lower grades prior to admission ?
2) Do those who benefit from AA have substantially lower grades post admission ?