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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fundraising requires legacy advantage otherwise no one going to donate money if their child has no chance of being admitted. In a way, it is paying it forwards. The core of a community is also dependent on how deep the relationships go (multiple generations). [/quote]

Most colleges are eliminating legacy preferences and they seem to be doing OK; if your school can only pay its bills by giving guaranteed spots to middling alumni kids then I don't know what sort of future you imagine for it.

[quote=Anonymous]If you think Hunter K is just IQ… I think you didn’t go through process at Hunter. They curate. 1000% I’m so sorry to all it’s frustrating! Should prepare everyone well for when college is equally enraging.[/quote]

Sorry, I'm aware there's a second round that consists of observation too, but I don't get the impression that either round places much stock in connections / relationships / donor potential / etc; it legitimately is focused on the kid and their potential to thrive at - and contribute positively to - the school community.[/quote]

No one questions the value of Ivy League or other top colleges. A lot of rich people question the value of private K-8 at 65k a year. Treating legacies well is much more important in that case. [/quote]

I’m here to say - yes some people question the value of an Ivy League education! Check grade inflation by major, the job prospect by major. It’s definitely not always worth it![/quote]

It is very much worth it for unconnected people. It’s not so much worth it for the legacies themselves who were always going to get x job regardless of where they went to college. But as someone who went to Ivied with no connections, and did not major in econ or comp sci, it has opened many, many doors for me. The data also back this up. The less advantaged the family background the more the Ivy education makes a difference. [/quote]

I absolutely agree on this point. As the first person in my family (incl. extended family) to graduate from college, the fact that I went to a top 5 college changed my life. I would never have had the job opportunities I did without on-campus recruiting, the alumni network, and my college career services center.  Of course, I had to perform well on the job once I got there, but getting a foot in the door is tough in some industries. Taking the toughest classes at a top college and performing well gets your resume that 2nd look when you're just starting out. [/quote]

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