Colleges don't accept privilege as a currency. Privilege is the contagion you get from going to one. If you're white, and especially male, you incur a lot of pr

Colleges don't accept privilege as a currency. Privilege is the contagion you get from going to one. If you're white, and especially male, you incur a lot of privilege-contagion. If you're from a historically underprivileged segment (but not including poor whites), you get negative contagion--you're struggling against great odds and joining the historically privileged, good work!