Is Affirmative Action Necessary?

I do not think Affirmative Action is a bad or ill intentioned idea, however I do not think it is the right step that we should be taking. There is no doubt or debate about the fact that college enrollment is overwhelmingly white, and that there is an obscene amount of white privilege in this country. However, Affirmative Action sets out to end setting people up for success or failure based on race, and does this by giving people a leg up based on race. As much as Affirmative Action seems like a positive response, you cannot rectify the issue you have set out to solve using the same problem. To help minority students become successful, focus should be set on funding under resourced schools, and more attention should be put on the fact that legacy students have an unfair advantage. Rather than give a few minority students a somewhat easy way out, focus should be put on taking away the advantages, and making an equally challenging playing field for all. Also, within the admissions process, admittance should not be colorblind. Personally, I find the term colorblind inherently racist in itself, we should not aim to ignore the cultures of all applicants to a school. The goal should be to realize that you can have a white applicant, an Asian applicant and a Hispanic applicant, all of which are equally important to the diverse community, and equally qualified for the school.  The intention of the end result should be a society in which it is not “just the way it is” for certain races to have advantages over others, and while Affirmative Action is not an inherently bad idea, there could be better steps to take.