Why would elite institutions be so good at improving upward mobility for minorities, but not for their whiter, richer peers? After all, they’re listening to the same professors, sitting in the same chairs, and taking the same tests. But remember, college isn’t just about instruction. It’s also about alumni networks and signaling effects. Kids from rich families often rely on help from their parents to obtain selective internships and high-paying entry-level jobs. For kids without plugged-in parents, elite colleges are the plug that connect these students to the most dynamic industries and jobs: In loco rich parentis.
The simplest answer to the question “Do elite colleges matter?” is: It depends on who you are. In the big picture, elite colleges don’t seem to do much extra for rich white guys. But if you’re not rich, not white, or not a guy, the elite-college effect is huge. It increases earnings for minorities and low-income students, and it encourages women to delay marriage and work more, even though it doesn’t raise their per-hour wages.
bashfulx 发表评论于
在有钱和没钱的孩子之间他们会选择谁呢？
招生的过程是 need blind.
录取以后才 need based financial aid.
bashfulx 发表评论于
知道，但是如果是华人的孩子不知是不是如此？
Financial aid is need based, not race based.
桉桠 发表评论于
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." (摘自马丁－路德－金的演讲“I Have a Dream")
哈哈， 小宝也跟风说藤校和 AA。 不过反 AA 要搞清什么是 AA。 这一点城里另一宝 爪四哥 搞的很明白，
就是AA本来是保护少数民族不受肤色歧视的。 不过这个need-based AA 被不少高校搞成 Race-based AA了， 所以亚裔被坑了。
爪四哥在他的博文里说：
“Affirmative action in the United States is a set of laws, policies, guidelines, and administrative practices "intended to end and correct the effects of a specific form of discrimination." These include government-mandated, government-sanctioned, and voluntary private programs that tend to focus on access to education and employment, granting special consideration to historically excluded groups, specifically racial minorities or women. The impetus toward affirmative action is redressing the disadvantages associated with past and present discrimination. Further impetus is a desire to ensure public institutions, such as universities, hospitals, and police forces, are more representative of the populations they serve.
