<p>I don’t buy into that reasoning. Though there may be people out there with that mentality, as seen by some on this thread and by the comment in the article, admissions to top schools is need blind. There has always been a direct relationship between educational accomplishment and income. Parents who have had a rough time financially, would fall into that category of lower income, and their kids would on average have a lower chance of getting into a given college. By being in a lower income bracket, you are putting yourself in a category where OVERALL there are many disadvantages. It does not make you immune to those disadvantages by having a degree from a top school. Those parents with lower incomes enjoy the privileges and suffer the consequences of being of that status. There is no reason to be jealous their children being eligible for financial aid regardless if their jobs are socially admirable or if they are being deliberately lazy.</p>