Well, the female half of the white couples on the NYT society pages can still get there the traditional way (a gentleman dares not say more).
But a white man who wrote like an eighth-grader and whose "ideas" were entirely derivative wouldn't BE at Princeton, much less be using it as a stepping-stone to Harvard Law School. White men and white women don't get their test scores "overlooked", either.
When you are as thoroughly busted as Michelle Obama, you should have the good sense to keep your mouth shut, and tell your friends like the author of this column to keep quiet, as well.
You're right, if I wrote something this bad and it got out, I would keep my head down and encourage my friends not to bring it out before the public again and again!