I guess that I can't help but read that article with some inherent bias. I went to college (an ivy)with many students from Stuyvesant and Hunter, and many of them were middle and lower-middle class, including first-generation immigrants. To me, I always thought the exam school system was a great way to level the playing fields for the economically disadvantaged who couldn't afford the exorbitant private prep schools. Of course, the problem is really, as Val described, that there are not enough slots for all deserving students. By the time you get to these exclusive high schools, it really is less about your IQ, and more about the complete package of intelligence, achievement, discipline and dedication.
