Actually, if you look up BS, you will see that most have a considerable number of diverse applicants of all types. Many kids receive FA. And these Kids are not second class in any respect. Many are strong in multiple areas.
Re: Richie Rich. He was one of my favorites aling with Archie and Daffy Duck, but I have yet to meet him or his kind at any BS my kids attend.
The writer of that article in the Atlantic Caitlin Flanagan despises private schools. Yet chose to send ger own kids to a private school. Hypocrite or something else? BTW, most of her articles hit the same refrains. IMO, they are not well thought out or subjective but it doesn’t bother me. I have seen the benefits of BS. The first place that actually stretched my academic kids.
My oldest was looking at colleges and was reading descriptions aloud. One school had limited international students: mark that a no. Low number of diverse students and those receiving Pell Grants, another no. Ok, that one doesn’t sound siverse enough.