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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a little surprised that Edward Blum is now going after legacy preference.  What is he up to?  Doesn't legacy preference mostly benefit whites?

“Legacy applicants have done nothing meritorious to earn this advantage,” wrote Edward Blum, joined by economist Peter Arcidiacono and policy analyst Richard Kahlenberg

[url]https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/legacy-college-admissions-preferences-backlash-772c88be?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqelU63wJGabsIFG9rGpGkpH_vcIyXP2BkpJL5ibvFYyVRgAgEymUCcG&gaa_ts=68ff74fb&gaa_sig=e-oJQnF9yQIwpJCQOYUbPw12oYuxaKE-9sEslu4tQFgS-_H-rhbMRd9dgsa7wx88BW2n_kOxOCDLMjCbcFRv-g%3D%3D[/url][/quote]

Here's an alternative hypothesis. Every major admissions policy change has basically been to either: 1) gatekeep more qualified Asians from taking white seats; or 2) displace Asian seats with lower stats DEI applicants. Getting rid of legacy preference is another way to do this because, who stands to have the most disproportionate benefit from future legacy admissions? The 2nd gen Asian kids whose parents were lucky enough to not be quota'ed from earlier cycles of racist admissions policies and who now have the backing from the [i][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard]SFA v. Harvard[/url][/i] decision. I'm guessing that a whole population of these ms/hs kids are starting to peak from all those Asian parents who went to Ivy+ colleges in the '90s.[/quote]

Just when all people of color can start taking advantage of legacy preferences for their 2nd gen college kids…..[/quote]

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