Why do colleges use legacy admissions? 5 questions
answered
https://theconversation.com/why-do-colleges-use-legacy-admissions-5-questions-answered-169450
https://theconversation.com/why-do-colleges-use-legacy-admissions-5-questions-answered-169450
As elite college applications soar, legacy admissions still give wealthy and connected students an edge
https://hechingerreport.org/column-as-elite-college-applications-soar-legacy-admissions-still-give-wealthy-and-connected-students-an-edge/
https://hechingerreport.org/column-as-elite-college-applications-soar-legacy-admissions-still-give-wealthy-and-connected-students-an-edge/
The Economist chart shows that Harvard favors "athletes and legacies with poor grades over regular applicants with top marks"
A new paper provides stark evidence that Harvard gives preferential treatment to affluent white applicants through legacy preferences and sports recruitment
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/harvard-university-and-scandal-sports-recruitment/599248/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/harvard-university-and-scandal-sports-recruitment/599248/
GMU economist Tyler Cowen notes:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-09-23/harvard-s-legacies-are-nothing-to-be-proud-of
“Non-meritocratic admissions not only corrode the ideals of those who want to become part of supposedly great American institutions. They also give the rest of us less faith in the institutions that supposedly make America great.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-09-23/harvard-s-legacies-are-nothing-to-be-proud-of
“Non-meritocratic admissions not only corrode the ideals of those who want to become part of supposedly great American institutions. They also give the rest of us less faith in the institutions that supposedly make America great.”