Is binding ED the next shoe to drop?
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Anonymous
| It seems to favor full-pay students who are more likely to discover their #1 pick—can afford multiple visits (hotels, airfare, etc). Equity issue that could ultimately go the way of legacy admissions? |
Anonymous
| Definitely not. Someone has to pay tuition. |
Anonymous
| They both need to go but I am skeptical that ED will because it’s so advantageous to the colleges, for yield purposes |
Anonymous
This. They need at least 50-60% full pay for the math to work. |
Anonymous
| They needed legacy donors too, but… |
Anonymous
| It’s she unfair but benefits the wealthy so won’t go anywhere. |
Anonymous
So did legacy! |
Anonymous
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Probably...
A lot of these schools are about to be completely ruined. There is a reason why they were elite... It was the exclusivity, the excellence... remove that and what do they have? Apart from Harvard, Yale, Princeton etc (Schools that honestly can't lose their prestige) the others have a lot to lose with all these changes. |
Anonymous
And legacy still exists at most private universities. |
Anonymous
| Legacy admissions has shown to have less financial benefit to the school than is commonly thought. ED is way more beneficial for colleges, financially and for yield. |
Anonymous
Different political matter entirely |
Anonymous
| I don’t think so. Too much impact on the colleges bottom line. Ending legacy is one thing. But ending a guaranteed source of full pay students is another. I doubt this will go. |
Anonymous
| It’s a good way to have a class that mostly really wants to be there. |
Anonymous
Not at my alma mater! Harvard. Please provide cites |
Anonymous
You do realize the wealthy, full-pay families are what provide so many benefits to the students who can’t afford full-pay, correct? |