Who, What, when, where, why
Who: Regents of University of California, and Allan Bakke
What: Allan Bakke was not admitted to the University of California two years in a row, when others with lower GPA's were admitted.
When: 1973 and 1974
Where: University of California
Why: This was brought to the Supreme Court because it is unfair for the University to admit students with a lower GPA, when they are not admitting students with a higher GPA. It also violated an amendment.
What: Allan Bakke was not admitted to the University of California two years in a row, when others with lower GPA's were admitted.
When: 1973 and 1974
Where: University of California
Why: This was brought to the Supreme Court because it is unfair for the University to admit students with a lower GPA, when they are not admitting students with a higher GPA. It also violated an amendment.
What happened
The medical school of the University of California at Davis used two admission programs, and admitted one-hundred students each year. There was a regular admission program, and a special admission program. They used a quota system where kids in the regular admissions have to average a 2.5 GPA (Grade Point Average), on a scale of 4.0. In the special admissions program they didn't need a 2.5 GPA. Allan Bakke, a white male was rejected in 1973 and in 1974, but kids that had lower GPA's were admitted. Allan filed a lawsuit to the Superior Court of Yolo County, California. He wanted the court to force the University of California to admit him. The court agreed with Bakke and so the University was forced to admit Bakke.