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[quote=Anonymous]So I’ll take the legacy admissions do have value argument.

1. They create a lifelong and multigenerational relationship with the university. They lead to higher alumni engagement which provides better networking opportunities for recent graduates and higher donations for the university.

2. For non legacy admits, having legacy advantages for their kids lets them break into the club. It kinda sucks for all the GenX alumni who got in despite not having legacy to have that advantage taken away from them. I do wonder if the swing against legacy now is because there are more women and POC with legacy status. The club is no longer rich white men, no more gentlemen’s C students being admitted so close the club mentality.

3. For the subset of applicants who are legacy, love the school , have super high stats and whose families having been going for generations it’s a blow to not get in. Active donors will immediately cease engaging when this happens.

4. Removing the advantage probably also ends up making it a disadvantage. There’s a joke that the best way not to get into CAL is admitting that your parents went there. [/quote]

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