> I 100% guarantee each of those institutions admitted white non-donor non-legacy students with Bs on their transcript.
Probably, but that's a fallacy. The important question is how many relative to others with similar academics. I think thanks to a lawsuit [1], we have some data on that for Harvard.
Here's the relevant chart by the Economist: [2]. I think it corroborates what the article's anecdote suggests.
Political alliances are fraught things. In this moment, some Asian students have allied with far-right white students and their parents, because both groups are somewhat disadvantaged by affirmative action. Of course, the deck was strongly stacked in favor of the white students prior to affirmative action, so actually removing all racial considerations and signifiers from white students would be a net negative for them.
It's a test case to blow up affirmative action and roll back the protections put in place during the Civil Rights Era. We know this because it's being spearheaded by Edward Bloom, who also organized Shelby vs. Holder, which sucessfully gutted the Civil Rights Act.
Finally, at a population level, it is less remarkable for a rich student to be a top decile performer, because they have far fewer obligations to their household. They don't have to work extra jobs or drive their parents to doctor's appointments. They're likely to live much closer to their schools, and those schools have been dramatically better funded.
"But what about the poor white kids" you say? The AEI isn't looking out for them either. They might have a slightly harder time getting into Harvard, but within rounding error, ZERO poor white kids go to the Ivies. The vast majority go to public state universities, which are the real target of this lawsuit.
It's a test case to blow up affirmative action and roll back the protections put in place during the Civil Rights Era. We know this because it's being spearheaded by Edward Bloom, who also organized Shelby vs. Holder, which sucessfully gutted the Civil Rights Act.
Finally, at a population level, it is less remarkable for a rich student to be a top decile performer, because they have far fewer obligations to their household. They don't have to work extra jobs or drive their parents to doctor's appointments. They're likely to live much closer to their schools, and those schools have been dramatically better funded.
"But what about the poor white kids" you say? The AEI isn't looking out for them either. They might have a slightly harder time getting into Harvard, but within rounding error, ZERO poor white kids go to the Ivies. The vast majority go to public state universities, which are the real target of this lawsuit.