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[quote=Anonymous]Legacies, I am sure, have higher than average SES.  Athletes are probably a mixed bag.  The sports with the largest number of admissions slots are likely to be football (20-25 per year), swimming (15-20) and track & field (20-25).   Preppy sports like lacrosse, soccer, crew, squash and tennis have relatively few slots.

The old argument that EA favors higher SES students is primarily based upon awareness and guidance.  The theory was that kids from private schools and publics in wealthier neighborhoods would have much more exposure to places like HYP earlier in the search process, and could apply more freely without consideration of ability to pay (this was the reason cited by Harvard some years ago when they did away with EA altogether).  Each of these schools has worked hard to overcome this natural advantage through targeted outreach programs to lower SES candidates.  Overall, these programs have borne fruit, as demonstrated by the growing number of Pell Grant eligible students at each of these institutions, and the fact that Harvard reinstated EA about four years ago.  Can't comment on whether or not these lower SES students came in through EA or the regular pool.[/quote]

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