low‑income
Stop 5 College Admissions Biases That Hurt Low‑Income Students
Only 18% of low-income high-school students attend a college prep course, yet those few report a 12-point improvement in SAT scores. The five key biases that keep low-income applicants from success are unaffordable test prep, legacy admissions, scarce first-generation guidance, overreliance on standardized scores, and slow interview feedback. College Admissions: