<p>AA for social class I think is a good idea, despite what the article says.
Rich kids can afford expensive test prep, can hire college consultants, and in the case of the extremely rich, can have their parents donate a lot of money to a prospective college in order to tip the scale in their child’s favor.
Poor kids don’t have any of these advantages. They have to do everything on their own. </p>
<p>Which would you pick. A rich kid who scored a 2350 on his SAT, but had countless hours of test prep from professionals, or the poor kid who got a 2230 without any fancy benefits? </p>
<p>AA for social class doesn’t help one group of people at the expense of others, rather, it equals the playing field as to give all applicants the same footing. </p>
<p>AA for race, however, doesn’t do this. As it stands now, a rich black kid can get into a college with more ease than a poor white kid, simply because he’s black, even though his skin color has not had any noticeable lasting negative impact on his life that his money couldn’t fix. </p>
<p>Social class AA is completely legitimate, and this is coming from someone who’s middle class and probably wouldn’t be helped by it.</p>