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My personal feeling is that the "ivies" are making some bad choices in failing to level the playing field and sift out some of these advantages parents are buying their students.
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The Ivies are very aware that the programs that curious students use to supplement their educations have financial aid. The best of those programs, e.g. RSI, MOP, TASP, and the like, are free for qualified applicants. It is very important for parents to look beyond what is provided at the government-operated school (even if only to look things up at the local public library) to make sure an avid learner has all available opportunities. There is a lot of money available from third-party sources for young people who are avid about science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.