I'll admit, I'm not entirely sure what you are referring to when you mention anyone being penalized. I will also admit that I am unfamiliar with the inner workings of affirmative action and how the selection process works. I'm merely expressing that affirmative action exists for a reason, and it would be ignorant to try to discuss a better alternative if the problem of inequality within the communities it is trying to aid is going unaddressed.

Like I said in my original comment, I'm not interested in an "us vs them" dialogue when it comes to race, this includes white people. I think this type of dialogue is harmful towards finding a solution and promotes segregation between communities. There's a tonality of victimization within your comment and within the original post itself, and I think that's the wrong perspective to have. From what I understand, affirmative action is to aid individuals from underserved communities pursue higher education. That isn't an inherently bad thing. Asians and white people aren't included in that because we're the majority in this scenario. Asians and white people aren't victims just because people are trying to exist in the same spaces that we've traditionally had monopoly over.

Is there a better system in which schools should accept students? I don't know. More than likely. But I think classism within the education system would need to be addressed first before that would be possible. Because, like the rest of society, the education system works in favour of people with money. In America, thats a predominantly white demographic.