<p>Last week a friend and I were talking about the content of a school magazine from the HS our children had graduated from. A student was bemoaning the school’s record of Ivy admissions compared with other similar High Schools. </p>
<p>We talked about the 2 most recent Harvard admittees- the first was a young woman who was a great tennis player, very political and a top 5% student. Her hook- 1/16th Native American. Guess what, this year her sister- even less impressive than her older sibling but still 1/16th Native American- plus, of course, a legacy. Admitted.</p>
<p>These girls are upper middle class, privileged by all accounts and no doubt greatly add to the diversity at Harvard by virtue of their rich cultural background…what a joke. You want in to Harvard, buy a Native American great, great grandparent.</p>