> If you went to an elite school and your kid can't get in by competing fairly with other kids, they're subpar and shouldn't get in

OP's point is those kids will still probably wield exceptional wealth and power. Wherever they congregate will thus become the de facto centre of the elites.

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s1artibartfast 6 days ago | parent [-]

The whole argument seems incongruous with the actual news.

The state isn't pulling subsidies for the school to beautify its campus or some such.

It is canceling financial aid grants to low income students that are accepted to Stanford.

This is presented as a punishment of Stanford, which has no shortage of applicants.

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BrenBarn 5 days ago | parent [-]

They're doing that because it's the only leverage they have, because of our screwed-up system. In a more just world, the kind of "pay me $1 billion" stuff that Trump is doing to UCLA would instead be done tenfold to the most elite institutions to force them to entirely remake their operations on a more equitable footing.

	▲	s1artibartfast 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Is it leverage if it doesn't harm Stanford, and didn't impact their choice? I might as well have said they're going to crush 10 puppies a day until Stanford relents