That’s not really relevant. Zuckerberg didn’t outperform his peers at an expensive high school because he was white.
But, “for families with incomes under $75,000, Exeter is free. We pick up the cost of tuition, books and academic supplies, and we provide a stipend ... We meet 100 percent of our admitted students’ demonstrated financial need. [1]”
Sadly, the idea that we live in a meritocracy is so politically incorrect that GSIs (TAs at Berkeley) are taught to interrupt a conversation where they hear a student saying “America is the land of opportunity” or “I believe the most qualified person should get the job. [2]”
I was referring to the fact that Zuckerberg success was possible because of his background (his parents were both professionals, one was psychiatrist, the other a dentist), and not necessarily because of good grades. Plenty of people get good grades.
