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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Banning donors is stupid. Goodbye financial aid. Colleges should be smart enough to reject non donor legacies[/quote] As much as I wish college admissions were based purely on merit, this is a valid point. If Legacy families donate more out of loyalty, this funds financial aid that would not otherwise exist for many students. Of course, I don't know if it's true whether legacies are more likely to donate, and how much the difference is. [/quote] This article looked at some available data. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/legacy-admissions-preferences-ivy/586465/ The study found “no statistically significant evidence” that legacy preferences themselves make any given alum more likely to donate; [/quote]
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