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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am white, from a privileged background, and have parents and grandparents who went to Ivy league schools, Stanford, and other top universities.  I don't think legacy status should be considered at all.  I mean come on; the truth is the practice does give a leg up to those who are already privileged - aka resource hoarding.  It says little to nothing about the applicant themselves.  There is just no way to defeat that argument.  It is a bs reason to let a kid into a school over another equally qualified applicant (as that is really how its most frequently used).  It should not be considered a hook in any way.

I have one question though that I have never been able to find a solution to - how do you encourage alum to donate if it won't help their kid get in? [b] It is the number one reason people donate long term.[/b]  How do you replace the private scholarships funded for basically the same reason?  How do you replace all that money that the school depends on?  When most don't have enough to give to have a building named for them, and there is no longer any legacy status bestowed on their kids, how do you get donations from the ordinary graduates?[/quote]

I have never heard this and I find it interesting if true.  I have donated to my alma mater for 25+ years and never with the expectation that my kids would apply let alone attend. My husband donates to his alma mater and they do not give preference to legacies. I understand that this is a data set of 2 but I've also never heard my friends express this as a reason for donation to their schools.  One of my kids had no interest in our alma maters - he wanted him own experience. The other is looking for a school that will be the best fit for him not what worked for either my husband or me 30 years ago.  Neither of us stopped making donations upon learning this information.  [/quote]

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