These universities are providing a situation where the kids of white liberal elites get to feel superior to affirmative action blacks and the kids from traditional families... They're rigging the game and charging a fortune...
Children of conservatives will either want to kill themselves, totally give up, recognize their cultural inferiority or join the extreme left. That's what elite schools teach: liberal attitude. And most of 'liberal attitude' is looking down on anyone not liberal elite.
Read Malcolm Gladwell's newest book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
It's an eye opener...
Thanks for the suggestion - I just requested the book from the library (#39 on the wait-list).