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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting rid of legacy preference does absolutely nothing.  The same pool of privileged applicants will just spread themselves across the range of selective schools instead of getting funneled into the ones their parents attended.  It won't create additional opportunities for another else when viewed in the aggregate.[/quote]

They will get into schools they’re qualified to attend. Maybe it will be selective, maybe it won’t. Imagine if there were no special side doors or loop holes or handshake deals- some of these kids would have to go to average schools. They’re not all smart. [/quote]

You are overestimating the impact of legacy at the most selective schools.[/quote]

Wrong.  The legacy bonus is equivalent to having an SAT score that's  64 to 160 points at some elite schools.   
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/SAT-bonus-ivy-league.html
[quote]Over six admission cycles, Harvard admitted legacy applicants at a rate of 34 percent — 5.7 times higher than for nonlegacy applicants, according to a study by Peter S. Arcidiacono, an economist at Duke and expert witness for the plaintiffs, working with two other academics.

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The impact in question is only valid for one school.  The Yale legacy applicant will have that advantage over the Harvard legacy applicant at Yale only.  And vice-versa.  Get rid of the legacy preference, and both applicants will end up at an Ivy.[/quote]

You clearly did not attend an Ivy or if you did you must have been a legacy.  The data show that the legacy applicant gets a strong bonus at the school of their parent.  If you get rid of that, there is no guarantee that the legacy kid gets in, when there are thousands of other elite applicants.  So no, they dont necessarily “end up at an Ivy.”[/quote]

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