Great. I'm impressed. Seriously. I am. No kidding. Wow.
So, in that high school of his, the bottom half are performing well beyond the top 10% of some low-end school, but yet, the low end students get preference because of their race?
“And if my boy had been rejected from UT in favor of some minority kid that would have been just fine with him.”
Sure. I am sure he wouldn't have given it a thought that he worked hard and was rejected because of his race. I'm sure he would understand and agree with that attitude/policy.
The core issue remains: Is it fair to reject someone that was in the top of their class BECAUSE of their race?
Answer, for the liberals out there, no, it is not fair.
For now, if you are in the Top 10% of your class, you can gain admission to UT no matter your race.
However, even with that standard, UT is overwhelmed with admissions and is changing the policy to what amounts to the Top 8%.
There are no easy answers and even with the Top 10% rule, less than 5% of the undergraduate population is African American.
Therefore, there is little evidence that white kids are being denied admission to UT in favor or African American kids.