response 12 of 232:

Jan 16 01:47 UTC 2003

Someone up there asked how many "points" were required for admission.  
There's a possible maximum of 150; 100 generally guarantees admission, 
90-99 gets one on the waitlist, and a sub90 gets a rejection.  The 
points are outlined at 
http://www.umich.edu/~mrev/archives/1999/summer/chart.htm

So, if I understand the system, the plaintiffs must have scored in the 
sub-100 range, which would seem to mean that there's no guarantee that 
they would have been admitted regardless of their race or that of 
others.