<p>I don't think this is the main issue on the thread, here, Byerly. I do know that I'm aware of some very high-stat poor Caucasians and middle-class Blacks that outscored some peers in their respective ethnic groups in higher SES categories. The issue being discussed is the stat emphasis & frenzy among students of all SES backgrounds -- & what drives that frenzy or whether that frenzy is as important to admissions committees as to families. (Doesn't seem, so -- tables or no tables.) High-SES whites & Asians with great scores are being deferred & rejected from Ivies right & left, as opposed to students of those same ethnic groups & several SES levels with slightly lower stats but exemplary other achievements.</p>