If a white female applies to a college that has a limited number of slots in its accelerated BSN (Nursing) program but is denied admission, only to later discover that her academic record was better than that of the male and minority applicants who had been admitted, on what grounds might she sue the college, based on the Bakke case?

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The Bakke case established that affirmative action programs cannot use quotas or set-asides, and cannot discriminate against non-minority applicants solely on the basis of race or ethnicity. If the white female can prove that she was denied admission solely because of her race, and that less-qualified minority applicants were admitted instead, she may have grounds to sue for reverse discrimination.

If a White Female Applies to a College That Has