Which other colleges & universities are likely to drop legacy preference in upcoming 1-2 years?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like Penn has already changed their language to suggest they are moving in that direction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Penn has already changed their language to suggest they are moving in that direction.

A year or two ago, not recent.

[Anonymous]

Swarthmore

[Anonymous]

All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

[Anonymous]

Colgate, hopefully. (Not that my child wants to go there, but their admissions rate of 43% for alumni vs. 17% overall is bananas.)

https://thecolgatemaroonnews.com/34539/commentary/the-truth-behind-colgate-admissions/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

And the one before that? It’s been about one school every year or two dropping legacy, very far from “every few days.”

[Anonymous]

They may drop legacy but keep the Development/Dean’s list. But that likely does decrease the number of slots taken by a lot without a huge financial hit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

Anachronistic, maybe. But "mark of shame" sounds like something you picked up in a middle school assignment. What grade are you in?

[Anonymous]

Ivy League alum have been hearing this since before covid. Your kid needs to bring something else to the table other than parent being an alumni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

Anachronistic, maybe. But "mark of shame" sounds like something you picked up in a middle school assignment. What grade are you in?

DP. Ouch! You must be a legacy yourself. The unconscious shame must be eating you since your college days.

[Anonymous]

Wesleyan just announced that they will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

And the one before that? It’s been about one school every year or two dropping legacy, very far from “every few days.”

Before that was Carnegie Mellon (last week). And before that, the University of Pittsburgh announced that they havent been considering legacy for a while. The announecment is meaningful -- it means that they think that this position will look good.

It used to be one school every year or so... since the Supreme Court decision to end Affirmative Action, it's been one every few days. The trend line is pretty clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of them. Every few days I hear of another one (yesterday it was Wesleyan)... The frequency will increase and then there will be a flood. It's becoming inevitable and soon legacies will be a mark of shame.

And the one before that? It’s been about one school every year or two dropping legacy, very far from “every few days.”

Before that was Carnegie Mellon (last week). And before that, the University of Pittsburgh announced that they havent been considering legacy for a while. The announecment is meaningful -- it means that they think that this position will look good.

It used to be one school every year or so... since the Supreme Court decision to end Affirmative Action, it's been one every few days. The trend line is pretty clear.

Ok so two recently and then one or two last year.

[Anonymous]

Harvard and Princeton will be most reluctant to end legacy.

Wesleyan and Carnegie Mellon just announced they are dropping legacy. Amherst just did and last year's class was the first one with no legacy spots. Penn quietly changed their policy starting with class of 2026 but didn't make a formal announcement. They may soon.

I predict Brown and Pomona/Claremont or Swarthmore will be next to announce they are dropping legacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They may drop legacy but keep the Development/Dean’s list. But that likely does decrease the number of slots taken by a lot without a huge financial hit.

+1

Development/Dean’s list cases will still count at a school like Wesleyan, the only people this hurts are the run of the mill alumni whose children apply