In my opinion, policies like this stem from having good intentions, but intervening where there is just friction instead of where there is most value. Interven

In my opinion, policies like this stem from having good intentions, but intervening where there is just friction instead of where there is most value. Intervening at Ivy League admissions is a surefire way to benefit those minorities who are currently the least inhibited, while expending a lot of social (and potentially "real") capital to do so. Intervening much earlier in the process would be much harder, but would provide relatively more assistance to those who are so disadvantaged as to otherwise end up nowhere near college admissions anywhere, much less the Ivy Leagues.