<p>Colleges like Harvard are interested in attracting kids of blue collar workers not necessarily because blue collar workers are low income, but because blue collar workers’ offspring are unusual at colleges like Harvard.</p>
<p>Depending on what their jobs are, blue collar workers can make six figures. One shouldn’t assume that being blue collar = poverty. However, probably most people in blue collar jobs are not college educated, and lack the sophistication about the college application process that many professionals have due to their own educational experiences.</p>
<p>Blue collar workers and their offspring also are probably more likely to view a place like Harvard as not being appropriate for them even if they are high stat students.</p>