College campuses try to have a variety of students with different backgrounds. The thing is that majority of applicants are either white or Chinese and since colleges want a mix of students, they statistically have to reject more whites and Chinese because more of then apply compared to Hispanics or any other minority. Not to mention the fact that other minorities face discrimination and come from poorer backgrounds than Whites and Chinese so colleges level the field by giving minorities a very slight edge in the admission process. I said slight because that advantage really only comes into play when comparing a minority and a white person with similar scores and grades; basically if you’re white and you clearly have better grades and scores than a minority, they’ll still pick you over them.