[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I will agree with you there. It also tilts the scales toward kids in the upper classes as well. I know a couple with a very smart daughter but because they don't have any spare room in their budget any sport is out of the question.

You have to be either a dirt poor minority flavor of the week or have parents with disposable time and income.

[tbw2]

I was asked in scholarship interviews what I did with my time:
* School, studying, 4.33 GPA in several honors classes
* Worked part time to help support family
* Church, frequent church camp

Never mind my family met the “poor but good grades” category that was all the scholarships were intended for. I was asked what sports, what arts, what leadership positions? Great grades were the norm, so that didn’t matter. Working for pay didn’t count as “well rounded” or “a citizen of our society”. Church and related activities didn’t count as volunteering.
If I hadn’t majored in engineering, there wouldn’t have been any scholarships at all.