Ignorance is no excuse.
I know 2 instances where the criteria (high SAT score, smart enough to go from 11th to college, at the top) was definitely there, but the money and position was not.. and the person did not get into Yale. The 2nd instance, the person was hispanic without a hispanic last name, so missed out on lesser cost for college.
Elizabeth Warren used that “heritage”to gain access by lying.. is there any difference in that and the Hollywood crowd using their money.. Not that I agree, but Warren needs to be held to account also, and she won’t be..
$56 Adam Carolla’s White Privilege
https://youtu.be/o9lsGNUEd1U?t=285
He waited 6 years for the fire dept to contact him to take the test and when he was called back to take the fireman test a diminutive lady he talked to there said she had waited since “Tuesday”.