Supporters of Abigail Fisher, the white student denied admission to the University of Texas, say she was the victim of a system that elevated skin color above other attributes such as grades or test scores.

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Of those, more than one-third say they have found something that has hurt a student's chance of admission, up from 12% last year.

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Abigail Fisher, a white student, has alleged that she was unfairly denied admission at the University of Texas because of her race.

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But when she came back to the UK her student visa was revoked and she was only given temporary admission which effectively meant she was given notice she would be removed, her solicitor said.

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He said he thinks the political change is probably a result of USC's increasing admission standards, which have changed the demographics of the student body.

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Early decision is an admissions option that colleges and universities offer candidates for admission under which both parties agree that if the college admits the student, the student must withdraw all applications to other colleges and attend that college.

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Whether the institution measures its return on that investment in a higher ranking, a lower acceptance rate, a greater yield, a bigger endowment, a higher average starting salary, a better grad-school admission rate, or a greater percentage of alumni who donate, the student body it attracts initially is integral to any and all results.

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