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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The disproportionate attendance among ultra-wealthy households is partly due to the correlation between IQ and income, frankly. IQ is a strong predictor of income with a correlation of around .3, and IQ is also strongly heritable, with most studies indicating that intelligence is 50%-80% genetic. If the average IQ of these parents is approximately 120, the average IQ of children from this group will be around 113. The whole distribution curve of this group of children is higher. These children will have 6X relative odds of having an IQ of 130+ and 12x relative odds of having an IQ of 145+ in comparison to the entire population. Athlete, legacy, and donor admission are big factors in this. Athlete admissions are probably not going anywhere, but legacy admission seems increasingly threatened now that check-the-box affirmative action is gone. [/quote]

Contrary to popular misconception, legacies are not stupid. For example, Princeton data shows that legacy students have higher SAT scores, even when controlled by income, and higher Princeton GPAs than non-legacy students.[/quote]

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