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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m OP. My siblings and I went to H,Y, and S with no hooks (back when it was easier, of course). Two of us became lemmings in Big Law and at MBB (not a complaint - we do just fine), while the other became an entrepreneur, selling their first company in their 20s for a couple hundred million and leveling up thereafter. This sib donates a ton to their alma mater and I can’t imagine my nephew not getting in if he wants, but here’s the thing - he’s academically qualified, he’ll occupy just one seat, and my sib has supported many thousands of other students with their philanthropy. Why would anyone resent this?[/quote]

If the nephew is truly qualified, he doesn’t need his dad’s money to buy access. [/quote]

I disagree with this statement. We all routinely acknowledge here that grades/scores/recs get the student a lottery ticket in admissions. But they need more—luck, money, sport, etc…

So he earned his lottery ticket. Family’s cash just bought him a few thousand more tickets. Good odds!

Personally, I don’t like the system. But I’d rather see a qualified nepo than an unqualified one have their entry bought and paid for.

I just wish we could insist they wear donor label to class each day. [/quote]

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