Research question: Can racial balance be achieved without affirmative action policies in elite universities (Princeton, Yale, Harvard)?

Below are my remarks on the instruction file:

Please, do identify the dependent and independent variables.
The research purpose being pursued is “Descriiptive Study,” which makes this research quantitative research, meaning you will be using existing data/literature to complete the paper.
You are free to decide on the time dimension of the study.
I think probability sampling can provide some leeway going forward with the research. Or you can decide whether to choose probability or non-probability sampling.
When you get to data collection, like I mentioned earlier that this is a quantitative research, so you will be using data collection techniques such old survey, interviews and review of secondary data.

For the ethical concerns part, I was not able to find any ethical issues but if you find any do mention.(voluntary participation, informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, potential for harm, and results communication).