On one hand, as an immigrant I support policies that ensure race or national origin plays no weight in college admissions process. On the other hand, my father

On one hand, as an immigrant I support policies that ensure race or national origin plays no weight in college admissions process. On the other hand, my father who graduated at the top of his class in a small rural school, earned his undergraduate admission through a program in the Soviet Union that helped disadvantaged folks to fairly compete with those who were given a bigger piece of the pie. I don't know if I was where I am today if not for policies like these. I still don't think that race or national origin should play a role here, but maybe some other factors that help the best of us in life's worst circumstances to succeed. Maybe today's financial aid policies accomplish just that. But it's still worth exploring other factors beside finances that potentially successful college applicants need help with.