>I'm willing to be it has less to do with pre-disposition, and more to do with inherent inequality in an adversarial and unevenly distributed socioeconomic syst

>I'm willing to be it has less to do with pre-disposition, and more to do with inherent inequality in an adversarial and unevenly distributed socioeconomic system. Wouldn't it be best to start at the root of the problem then, rather than merely patronizing? If someone does not meet the high standards of an "elite" institution but are admitted anyway, aren't you setting them up to fail?