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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am white, from a privileged background, and have parents and grandparents who went to Ivy league schools, Stanford, and other top universities.  I don't think legacy status should be considered at all.  I mean come on; the truth is the practice does give a leg up to those who are already privileged - aka resource hoarding.  It says little to nothing about the applicant themselves.  There is just no way to defeat that argument.  It is a bs reason to let a kid into a school over another equally qualified applicant (as that is really how its most frequently used).  It should not be considered a hook in any way.

I have one question though that I have never been able to find a solution to - how do you encourage alum to donate if it won't help their kid get in?  It is the number one reason people donate long term.  How do you replace the private scholarships funded for basically the same reason?  How do you replace all that money that the school depends on?  When most don't have enough to give to have a building named for them, and there is no longer any legacy status bestowed on their kids, how do you get donations from the ordinary graduates?[/quote]

Schools that got rid of legacy have not had a measurable effect on donations. They are still getting plenty of donations.
Most people give money because they ultimately believe in the school’s mission and values - that is what the big donations are generally about [/quote]
+1 Not only that, but they could lower the cost and so they don't need to provide that much aide.

Oxbridge is half the cost of Harvard, but it's still an elite college. And they don't look at legacies.

We have a friend in the UK whose kid went to Oxbridge.  We were talking to them about how college works here, the cost, the legacy hooks, etc.. and they were just floored.  [/quote]

The US college system of today is beyond absurd. We are encouraging our kids to study abroad.[/quote]

Too many people, too many students, and not enough spaces.  The US is becoming overcrowded - FAST.[/quote]

Most colleges are desperate for students[/quote]

Only ones not worth going to. [/quote]

You aren’t entitled to a spot at any specific college. There are plenty of spaces. [/quote]

Sure, but that doesn’t negate the fact that the only schools begging for students are those that are a step away from insolvency [/quote]

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