( CNN ) -- The young woman at the center of the Supreme Court challenge to the University of Texas ' affirmative action policy was a good high school student , an accomplished musician and a frequent volunteer , according to information released by her legal team . When Abigail Noel Fisher filed the lawsuit challenging the rejection of her application to the school in 2008 , she was a senior ranked 82nd in her class of 674 at Stephen F. Austin High School in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land , according the lawsuit she filed against the university . On Monday , in its decision on whether race-conscious school admission policies violate the rights of some white applicants , the Supreme Court affirmed the use of race in the admissions process , but made it harder for institutions to use such policies to achieve diversity . The justices ' 7-1 decision threw the case back to the lower courts for further review . Fisher 's academic record placed her in the top 12 % of her classmates , and the school recognized her for academic excellence in each of her three years for scoring above 80 % in all of her classes , according to the complaint . Student voices differ on diversity . She participated in math competitions and also was an accomplished cellist , according to her lawsuit . She was co-president of her high school orchestra and played in city and regional youth orchestras , according to the complaint . She was also an active volunteer , having worked with Habitat for Humanity , and used her musical skills to play holiday music at a nearby nursing home , among other efforts , the lawsuit indicates . She included those details in her application to the university , but was nevertheless rejected under a program for students who do n't land in the very top tier academically . Such students are automatically selected for admission . `` I was devastated , '' The New York Times quoted her as saying in a story published in October , in what the newspaper said was her first interview since the university turned her down . Affirmative action under pressure . `` I dreamt of going to UT ever since the second grade , '' she said in a video interview released by her lawyers to bolster her case in September . `` My dad went there , my sister went there and tons of friends and family , and it was a tradition I wanted to continue . '' Instead , she went on to study finance at Louisiana State University , where she graduated , according to The New York Times . She is working as a financial analyst in Austin , according to the newspaper . `` The only thing I missed out on was my post-graduation years , '' the newspaper quoted her as saying . `` Just being in a network of U.T . graduates would have been a really nice thing to be in . And I probably would have gotten a better job offer had I gone to U.T . '' In the video interview released by her lawyers , she said she does n't like any form of discrimination . `` I was taught from the time I was a little girl that any kind of discrimination was wrong . And for an institution of higher learning to act this way makes no sense to me , '' she said . Opinion : Keep affirmative action but reform it . `` If people say anything about me , I hope they say I did n't take this sitting down , '' she said in the interview . `` I did n't accept the process because the process is wrong . '' Should affirmative action still exist ? Share your thoughts on CNN iReport .
NEW : High court rules on case involving Abigail Noel Fisher 's suit against University of Texas . The lawsuit provides a look at her high school record and accomplishments . Score: 6 She went to Louisiana State University instead .