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The other issue is that the complaint really amounts to Stanford not doing enough to overcome the barriers that lack of wealth impose.  Now, that is something that I agree with, but it is different from Stanford pursuing admissions policies "that don't allow needy students in".  That suggests that Stanford is pursuing policies to actively work against middle class and poor families. I would argue that while many of the admissions policies they do pursue indirectly disadvantage needy families (for example, AP classes are less available in poorer schools, and poorer students may not be able to afford to take the AP test), the purpose of those policies is not to exclude needy families.  The article makes it sound otherwise.

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[BostonCard]

The other issue is that the complaint really amounts to Stanford not doing enough to overcome the barriers that lack of wealth impose.  Now, that is something that I agree with, but it is different from Stanford pursuing admissions policies "that don't allow needy students in".  That suggests that Stanford is pursuing policies to actively work against middle class and poor families. I would argue that while many of the admissions policies they do pursue indirectly disadvantage needy families (for example, AP classes are less available in poorer schools, and poorer students may not be able to afford to take the AP test), the purpose of those policies is not to exclude needy families.  The article makes it sound otherwise.

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