I have known this girl for a while (we dated) who is half white and half caribbean, but her identity belongs to more white than her other half.
She grew up in a middle high class neighborhood, and Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a school teacher. Her family seemed to be relatively wealthy since she had her own house next to campus. She was in sorority where most girls were white as well. But while pursuing premed, she joined many "minority premed" clubs which seemed to me that she was trying to use her other genetic half as an advantage. Even her personal statement was emphasizing that as well.
Then she got in to two midtiers with 26 MCAT, 3.5 GPA(with downward trend), less than 100 hr volunteering and no research. I recall she got several Cs in orgo, physics and etc and mostly Bs in upper level courses.
So I was pretty jealous of her since I wasn't even able to apply due to my international status despite 3.75+ gpa (upward trend), a publication, 500 hours of volunteering, and a decent MCAT. She is now second year going for specialty(she hasn't taken boards yet) and I am still waiting for my green card. She is telling me that I am spending my gap years to be a "better applicant."
However, I still cannot inveigh her because if I were in her shoes, I would have done the same. Though she has a greater privilege than I am, I am still better off than the most people in this world. Life is unfair, so I must deal with it to maximize my advantage.