Thats fucking bullshit right there. My dad is proof of that. He had nothing growing up. He bought used shoes that were in a bushel bin for a dime when he was a kid. He worked very hard because he didn't want to live the life him and his father were living at the time. Went to college at night and paid for it while working at a grocerie store during the day. Now he is a VP in a company worth over 6 billion dollars and is making money that most people would dream of making and still humble about it. I'm just thankful that my dad worked very hard so I wouldn't have the childhood he had.
So to end my little story. Everyone (well most) has a equal chance for success. If you didn't bust your ass in HS to learn and get good grades thats your fault. Even if its a inner city school. If you get straight As you could probably still get a scholarship somewhere and you would definitly get accepted to most schools.
and yes growing up I heard a lot of "When I was your age" stories