[CTcard]

The bigger goal should be expanding the pool of qualified students who can apply for admission.

In the end, I think that was supposed to be the point of this article, which is mostly noted in the final paragraph. I presume that the focus on Stanford was supposed to make concrete what numbers show in broad brush strokes. While inelegantly done, IMO, I can see the point.

Unfortunately, the upshot seems to be that most folks miss what I think were his two main conclusions. That colleges should consider affirmative action based upon income, or more broadly economic status, and that our country should do a better job educating all students.

The former Stanford and the other Ivy-level schools already do as mentioned elsewhere in this thread by Boston Card. A more interesting article would probably examine the extent Stanford (or Harvard or any other wealthy school) does so and consider to what degree they should push this. Perhaps connected to the dilemna the approach presents for the less wealthy schools that are struggling to keep things together.

The latter point is just boiler point supposition here. There is much to be said on the matter, but at this point takes a substantial effort to write anything new.

[CTcard]

The bigger goal should be expanding the pool of qualified students who can apply for admission.

In the end, I think that was supposed to be the point of this article, which is mostly noted in the final paragraph. I presume that the focus on Stanford was supposed to make concrete what numbers show in broad brush strokes. While inelegantly done, IMO, I can see the point.

Unfortunately, the upshot seems to be that most folks miss what I think were his two main conclusions. That colleges should consider affirmative action based upon income, or more broadly economic status, and that our country should do a better job educating all students.

The former Stanford and the other Ivy-level schools already do as mentioned elsewhere in this thread by Boston Card. A more interesting article would probably examine the extent Stanford (or Harvard or any other wealthy school) does so and consider to what degree they should push this. Perhaps connected to the dilemna the approach presents for the less wealthy schools that are struggling to keep things together.

The latter point is just boiler point supposition here. There is much to be said on the matter, but at this point takes a substantial effort to write anything new.