And that sacrifice will be for nought, due to adversity scoring.
This is a very bad idea.
But for college admissions, I don't think it is unreasonable to judge a kid for how well they did relative to the advantages they were given.
If my dad makes a sacrifice by working 100 hours a week to buy me a Maserati, the car is definitely a privilege not something I earned. And yeah, I may have lost out on spending time with my dad, but that wasn't a choice I made, so while it cost me something it wasn't a sacrifice on my part.