> Apparently going to high school, studying and passing the SAT, applying and being accepted into university, studying, passing, and graduating university is ju

> Apparently going to high school, studying and passing the SAT, applying and being accepted into university, studying, passing, and graduating university is just luck. Well all of those things do have a lot to do with what kind of opportunities in life you started out with. Look at the SAT [1] or college graduation rates [2]. > Is there nothing ever we can do to improve our circumstances and our lives? I think this is a hyperbolic reading of of this article. Obviously the author knows they worked hard. They just know that they had opportunities which other hard working people didn't have. What's wrong with that? [1]: https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/10/07/sat-scores-and-income-inequality-how-wealthier-kids-rank-higher/ https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/10/07/sat-scores-and-in... [2]: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/poor-students-drop-even-financial-aid-covers-cost/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/poor-students-drop-even-finan...