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[quote=Anonymous]I think there's a huge misunderstanding: The analysis shows the relative likelihood of admission by income AMONG only those with similar test scores. That is, if you have super great test scores and are poor, you have a higher likelihood of admission to a top school than if you are upper-middle class and have great test scores. That makes sense: My kids (grad-school educated parents, going to a decent school) should score higher than kids with uneducated parents who go to a crappy school. If a student in that situation scores well, that indicates great potential. What's BAD is that rich kids with good scores ALSO have higher chances of admissions.

But OVERALL, upper middle class kids are more likely to get in BECAUSE they have higher test scores. Most kids with educated parents at good schools will be better prepared for college and therefore are more likely to be admitted. Among all test-taking students, lower-income kids are only about half as likely to attend Ivys as average (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/11/upshot/college-income-lookup.html) And many poor kids don't even take the SAT/ACT.[/quote]

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