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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a legacy kid at Princeton. Should probably not assume anything about their qualifications, as this kid had single-sitting 36/4.0 in high school and has one A- at Princeton in a rigorous major. This kid can compete with anyone and don't see why given equivalent stats, a university should be criticized for admitting them. This is anecdotal of course, but my point is don't assume.[/quote]

But why should your kid with these stats get a boost over another with the same stats?  They shouldn't.....[/quote]

I guess my question back to you is why not? What are your proposed more objective criteria to adjudicate this situation given perfect scores? One could argue for a lottery of course or a matching algorithm, but I don't think that is a possibility. Thus, I think legacy status is a reasonable differentiating factor to be considered.[/quote]
Because when a college states that it wants diversity, they aren't achieving that when they admit 43% legacy. It's just the same ol' same ol' from the same families.  This doesn't breed diversity. It breeds an insular environment.  Seems counter to all their talk about diversity.

This is on Havard's website:

[quote]"We continue to believe deeply that a thriving diverse intellectual community is essential to academic excellence. "[/quote]

How are they achieving that when almost half their student body comes from the same families from previous generations, mostly wealthy and white.[/quote]

I don't know Harvard's stats, but at Princeton, 10-11% of the class are considered legacies.[/quote]
Mis-stated. It's 30%.

[quote]“ALDC applicants make up less than 5% of applicants to Harvard” despite making up “around 30% of the applicants admitted each year.”
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https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/6/30/legacy-scrutiny-sffa-harvard/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/20-1199_hgdj.pdf

43% of WHITE students are ALDC.

70% of legacy admits are white.

Those are large numbers.[/quote]

Does that 30% number come from the Crimson survey that isn’t exactly scientific?[/quote]
Maybe you ought to read the supreme court case PDF that was linked, too.  That's where the number came from.  If it's good enough for the SC, it should be good enough for you.[/quote]

And I read the case, it’s 30% ALDC  not 30% legacy so go figure you can’t read either. [/quote]

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