Quick Q - who are the SES students?

I was reading a post and I couldn’t figure out.
thanks so much

SES stands for “socioeconomic status”. You may have read this term in the context of “low SES students” - essentially students from lower income households (often also from under-resourced areas). Many colleges, especially the elites, give a boost to such applicants to make up for the disadvantages they face vs wealthier, better resourced applicants.

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Schools often talk about wanting SES diversity.

thank u, dadofjerseygirl and gardenstategal. Now, the thread makes a lot of sense.
the post I was reading was about sat scores… someone mentioned that when a college requires the sat for admission, it benefit high ses students.

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