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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, so was thinking about this and wanted to know if my impression was right.

I attended an Ivy league from a rural southern public high school; was woefully unprepared compared to my peers from elite public and private schools.

I made it through, but it was a rough ride and I was very lost career planning wise (in my town you were a teacher, a doctor, or worked at the local factory).

I was a good student in high school, middling SAT scores (1300 I think on old SAT style when 1600 was top), had a single AP course b/c my HS offered only one.

Some extracurricular (student government, music, scouts) -- but really NOTHING outstanding.  No legacy (parents went to extremely low-tier rural colleges) or connections.

I've always said I got in as a "diversity" element -- LMC white student from rural south.

What I'm wondering -- am i characterizing this correctly? Do elite universities have essentially affirmative action for socioeconomic class (b/c clearly I am not a traditional protected class).

On a side note, any one else with a similar experience?  It was a hard transition for me, I barely survived and took me a long time to even have a clue how to navigate my work path -- ignorance of even what most careers entailed until actually working.  I hope to do better by my kids, but have a lot of ground to make up as far as really knowing how the world works...[/quote]

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