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I'm thinking about local programs that I know of that are equitable in their selection, rigorous, and prestigious for high school research positions. The GMU summer one (forget the name), JHU APL, or even small things at MD or Georgetown. Yes, there are some remote opportunities but not all and they're not preferred. So if a poor kid gets selected, HOW of they get there? Their car? Mom's car? Dad's car? Any car? No? Also are they paid? So, when can they go make money to pay for college, or help with rent? Yeah, I don't think they meant dumber. I think they were talking about real systemic disadvantages. 
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But you realize that transportation hurdles affects EVERYTHING outside of public school buses, right? So if that's your standard, then ANY activity outside of school is unfair.

If you're going to use an extreme bar to assess criteria in your given topic, that's not really feasible. You cannot level the playing field for 100% of humans. [/quote]

Of course you cannot level the playing field 100% - agreed. This is why giving consdering menial jobs, taking care of family members (that require very little transportation) [b]should not be considered lesser [/b]than the internships and research positions, that in some cases are hard earned by the students alone, but often are not. [/quote]

I don’t think they are. 
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