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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eventually there will be heavy push back from things like this.

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/06/01/do-college-application-essays-favor-wealthier-students[/quote]

The problem here is regarding wealth purely as an input/cause rather than also as an output/result. The fact is, wealth is strongly correlated with the capability of the earner, and these earners in turn provide resources to help their offspring excel academically. The capability of the parent is the input/cause, and wealth is the outcome of that capability. All else being equal, a kid who has had access to these resources is better prepared than one who does not. If we say that it's unfair for kids to have received additional preparation, then by that same logic, it's also unfair that kids go to college at all - because some don't. Why should those who went to college earn a better salary since college attendance is strongly correlated with family wealth. Ironically, here's an article on exactly this topic from the same source:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/05/23/feds-release-broader-data-socioeconomic-status-and-college-enrollment-and-completion

So, what's the end game here? [/quote]

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