These situations are few and sort of cancel each other out- they don't matter... what matters is how the other people are let in.... and ivy league has a reputation of being very gifted minds (high IQ measured through SAT). Ultimately unis have discretion to some degree... but race happens to be protected. I think it's the large difference in scores by race that cause problems. And if you think it's unfair bc of upbringing.. how is putting them in with way more gifted students the answer--- unless ivy league is now just a signal and not a learning institution? If so it's time is limited.
I actually think these ivy leagues are just operating under woke capitalism- the more elite blacks (the best blacks with the highest SAT scores) they let in the better their clout right now- even if whites or asians have higher scores--- that is bc race is the only thing that matters right now. This transfers to hiring too- so the blacks that go to Harvard today are probably worth 100X any white or asian. At least politically... which is where power resides.
Perhaps that means that the issue is deeper. It isn't just okay to discriminate against whites and asians. Blacks are a rare commodity, at least ones that can succeed at Harvard and the ivy leagues want to make sure they get as many as they can. What though does that tell us of the importance of race and who is being worshiped just bc of their skin color?
Public vs private- I mean they both are tax exempt. One takes more in tax dollars.. so what? Do we have more control over the public school- not really.