Concerns I have, quite possibly addressed in the actual research but seemingly not in an admittedly fast read of the article: The advice seems to be "don't inc

Concerns I have, quite possibly addressed in the actual research but seemingly not in an admittedly fast read of the article: The advice seems to be "don't include things that hint you might be low class (in some situations, at least)" - but did they actually include that data point in their analysis? Maybe a lack of class clues is treated as lower class as well. Second, the athletic component of the "lower-class combo" involves competing against a smaller pool of other students, and might rightly be seen as less impressive. If you're in the top 10 of all students, you're clearly also in the top 10 of those on financial aid. Third, pretty much all of the "lower-class combo" involves quite a few more words. I'd be a little surprised if that had a big impact, but I sometimes find myself surprised by the weird shit we react to.