<< He had chosen to attend an affordable local public university, not a top computing school, and he did not know anyone in the industry who could put in a good

<< He had chosen to attend an affordable local public university, not a top computing school, and he did not know anyone in the industry who could put in a good word for him with tech recruiters. I am not in tech-tech, but in my volunteer work I had a kid, who could likely do well in our paid internship program ( and it is not a bad place to work at ). I encouraged him to apply, but I have heard nothing since. In a week, I forget about it altogether, but it is always a shame to let a mind go to waste. But this brings me to the real part of this post. Lower income students have all sorts of disadvantages to overcome. Big tech internships can be hard to get to anyone. What is the argument of this article here? Add parity? Racial quota? If it is a problem, but it is a demand problem, because it is as THE thing to get. I don't know. I just don't understand the point of this article at all. edit: added paid