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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I believe a lot of people are anti-legacy. However, it is difficult to bring a legal case against this (as well as SES). It is easier to bring a legal case on the basis of race due to the equal protection clause.

I have been for SES-based affirmative action since day one. Schools also need to do a much better job reaching out to poor students in poor areas at a MUCH younger age so that they get on the right 'track'. It doesn't help having elite school counselors doing 'outreach' in your poor nabe or poor school when you are in 11th grade. That's too late.[/quote]

Society loses out when smart kids can't go to college because their parents don't have the financial means to not only pay tuition, but also to get them on the right track at an early age. Bright kids are born into families from high to low on the financial spectrum. We need to get the bright kids from poor families ready for college and then help them to afford it. Our society will benefit in the long run because those kids will grow up to be real contributors both in their work lives and as citizens. Who knows what they might discover or invent?
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