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by CrazyStat 1207 days ago
> So i'm glad that everyone gets the same chance, if rich or poor.

They don't, though?

> The median family income of a student from Harvard is $168,800, and 67% come from the top 20 percent. About 1.8% of students at Harvard came from a poor family but became a rich adult.

From a NYTimes analysis [1].

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobilit...