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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a hard time believing that the Dr. Lawyer family will not have an edge if the college is expensive -and this bugs me- middle class lose all around with the implied first-gen/rich family favoritism.[/quote]

Yep.  This is actually one of the worst questions ever.  My son's dad has a really great education yet he hasn't been involved in his life on any level. Would hate to see my son considered a child of privilege when he is anything but.  Very inappropriate to rank kids based on parents accomplishments.[/quote]

You need to make sure this information is conveyed to the colleges in some way, possibly by asking the guidance counselor to include it in your child's gc recommendation. (And the colleges are not ranking kids based on this information, they are simply taking into account each individual kid's situation in assessing their accomplishments.)

The pp has a bit of an outlier situation. Most kids with highly educated parents with good jobs have huge advantages in terms of what they have been exposed to in comparison to kids with parents with no or little education. Kids don't get to pick their parents. As a society, we value giving opportunities to all to improve themselves, not just those who were born with parents who value education. 
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