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title: "The Weekly VineDown: Affirmative Action and the Search Cliff"
description: Video of the July 6th Weekly VineDown with Emily Smith where she speaks with Vinay Bhaskara about Affirmative Action and the Search Cliff.
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# [The Weekly VineDown: Affirmative Action and the Search Cliff](https://go.collegevine.com/admissions/the-weekly-vinedown)

 Written by [José Mallabo](https://go.collegevine.com/admissions/author/josé-mallabo) | July 7, 2023

[VIDEO] The reversal of Affirmative Action and the looming Search Cliff are going to challenge admissions teams everywhere. Check out the video of today's Weekly VineDown where Emily Smith chats with Vinay Bhaskara about the intersection of these two issues. 

 

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