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But now that everyone sees what schools like Harvard have been doing - it's been a big sham all along - hopefully enough universities will sense that their reputations are at stake and will move accordingly to end legacy and other backdoor preferential treatment for the wealthy and preferred groups. Ultimately, a university's only currency is its reputation.

But they will resist this as long as they can.   [/quote]

And a friendly reminder that all that stupid Edward Blum case was about was "owning the libs". Who in the world didn't understand that Harvard cultivates a club-like environment and takes whoever they please?

And what's wrong with colleges having robust athletic programs? I don't give a damn about any of it really. I think these private colleges should take whoever they want, however they want - affirmative action, legacy, athletes - and I don't care if they are subsidized by taxpayer money. The numbers that these schools admit is not enough to create societal change at a macro level. Maybe it will change a few individual lives, but it will not change our society.

The real problem we have in this country is massive wealth/income inequality and changing college admissions won't do anything to change that. It's a huge distraction.[/quote]

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