There are many moving parts to this case and the issue(s) it concerns.

Highly recommend people read (about) the following book by Jerome Karabel: The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion At Harvard, Yale, And Princeton.

Would also recommend Daniel Golden's The Price of Admission.

Prof. Frank Wu's insight might also be useful here (from ~1:10 onward): https://youtu.be/PrDbvSSbxk8