Non-minority identities are not really jealous of people who face systematic oppression, but the minute they think something benefits them, they are jealous and completely oblivious to their own identities, which privilege them every day. 

Washington University concluded the Early Decision II application cycle and accepted the second round of students into the class of 2024, Feb. 13.

High school senior Suzy Lee Weiss was rejected from her top-choice colleges in the Ivy League, which as a group received a total of 247,283 applications and accepted 23,010 for an acceptance rate of 9.3 percent for the class of 2017. From the perspective of students, the admissions process can be inscrutable, even arbitrary.

It is perhaps not surprising that as countries like China become more affluent, famous institutions such as Ivy League universities house an increasing number of international students, for their populace can more afford to pay.