Quite agree. Especially for those who are above average but are born to parents who are not already in the elite group.
The “could be” above average students need motivation, as always the self-motivated students will do well regardless You know those guys, the ones who take advanced courses in the summer (not the remedial summer school kids) when the other kids watch TV and play XBox all day. Oddly, many of the advanced class summer students around here look Asian... hhhmmmm