Considering that almost half of Harvard students come from families in the top 4% by income, I&#x27;d say the rich have a pretty big advantage.<p>Harvard is basically free for low income students, yet they make up a very small percentage of total students.<p>One thing they could do is to increase their outreach to lower income students. When I was in high school, I had no idea that Harvard was affordable for me. Looking back, I probably had the SAT scores and grades to get in, but I never even considered it as a possibility.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thecrimson.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2012&#x2F;1&#x2F;26&#x2F;diversity-lack-figures-evidence-harvard&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thecrimson.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2012&#x2F;1&#x2F;26&#x2F;diversity-lack-f...</a>