[monoideism]

Family income is a pretty good proxy for any adversity score.

Because of the African American income gap, it would also serve to boost AA enrollment, particularly from disadvantaged inner city kids, while still not discriminating against the white kid growing up amid grinding poverty in rural Appalachia.

It’s not a perfect indicator, but it’s a very good one. On average, it even picks up on adversities such as many medical/physical disabilities, since families usually take a big financial hit on account of such issues.

[guerrilla]

This would be really nice. It's objective, quantitative, scalable and I think fair. This gets to the real problem too because if dynamics ever changed and some other groups we disadvantaged at large, they woukd automatically be advantaged here. Thus it automatically adapts to the situation. Not saying its perfect, but it'd be a great improvement.

[polartx]

"poor kids are just as bright as white kids" - joe biden

[babesh]

That is probably not true on average. Wealth correlates with intelligence especially when there is less discrimination.

[babesh]

I read a study from awhile back that said that for whites, wealth correlated with intelligence but that it didn’t with blacks when there was discrimination.

[oblio]

That's a great idea that will never happen. Rich people will fight tooth and nail to prevent it.

[jessaustin]

You're probably right about some universities, because they're attended by the children of the almost-rich. It could happen in Ivy League, however, because those who really run things there are really rich, and their children get accepted through legacy and donation quid pro quo.