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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our family is not a big donor, so really no skin in the game. That said, is any one concerned states are overreaching into private schools?

How can a state mandate a private universities admissions process? What’s next? Making private universities be non-religious? Or making sure a private school accepts so many first gen students?[/quote]

If they like money grabbing, then forget non-profit benefits and go for-profit.
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In other words you have no idea how nonprofits function. Nonprofits do not make a profit on the public good they perform, and so they rely entirely on grants and donations, mostly from private entities, like alumni and their companies. Denying legacy admission, which is a legitimate way to cultivate donors, will handicap colleges fundraising abilities significantly and thus make the cost of attending higher and the quality of the education experience lower at most colleges. If every college were for profit, the product would be compromised and the price too high.

The degree of ridiculousness here is that they have created a double whammy -- you cannot intentionally create a diverse class, and you cannot admit the legacy students of your diverse alumni. We are quickly headed to private education for the rich majority only.

(Also, I am not a donor and my kids are done with the process (and could not apply to my alma mater anyway), so no personal stake in this issue other than the greater good of higher education generally, and an interest in constitutional law).[/quote]

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