I just want to say that these schools do already try to make it fairer. I was a lower income kid who did absolutely nothing of interest every summer (I couldn't

I just want to say that these schools do already try to make it fairer. I was a lower income kid who did absolutely nothing of interest every summer (I couldn't even get a job: my town was dead in the summer as it was seasonal employment), never left the state let alone country, nor did I have a special recommendation letters or a perfect SAT score after my one, unprepared attempt. In a few core metrics, I was certainly less qualified on paper than many other applicants, yet I got accepted into all top tier / ivy league schools I applied to. I completely agree with you that the odds are still grossly in favor of the wealthy kids (after all, they don't want to penalize you for being rich), but from my own experience, I do believe these schools are earnestly trying to control for these disparities by looking at what you do to excel with the resources available to you -- not simply what you do in absolute terms.