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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not realize that legacy admissions started out as a way to exclude Jews and Catholics from elite universities, much like holistic admissions did.

At least today, holistic admissions often help URM. But, what does legacy admissions do for URM or the kid with no hooks from a middle class family?

I'm disgusted with how so-called elite universities espouse "diversity" and holistic approach to have diverse/broad spectrum of views in the student body, but a very large % of admits are from legacy, who are typically wealthy and white.  This approach is basically "keeping the status quo".. "good ol' boys network".. "keeping it in the family".

It's disturbing that these elite institutions have retained a policy that was steeped in bigotry.

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/12/15/groups-urge-colleges-abandon-legacy-admissions

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/17/harvard-university-students-smart-iq

IMO, the only reason why groups like the NAACP aren't fighting it is because URM do get a leg up.  But imagine if those univ didn't give preference for URM.

If you look at the stats, it's not the URM kids who's taking spots from the MC/UMC white kid.  It's the legacy admit kids who wouldn't have gotten in with the scores they have without that legacy hook.

None of this was on my radar before, but as my oldest is hitting senior year, we are looking at colleges and the whole admissions process a lot more, and what I'm finding is that the system built for and by rich white people still persists in institutions that claim they want diversity.  It's just all smoke and mirrors.

Very disturbing.[/quote]

[b]Yes, everything is racist...If your kid doesn't get into Harvard please tell them it is because of rich white people. [/b] There are a lot of great schools out there that would be happy to have your child attend, maybe focus on those and stop complaining about racism and your kid not getting into schools they have yet to apply too.[/quote]

Actually, whites are the only group underrepresented at Harvard.[/quote]
No, whites are the majority at Harvard. Look it up. [/quote]

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