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More than half of the top 250 U.S. colleges and universities offer legacy admissions. Paul Marotta / Getty ImagesLegacy admissions – a practice in which colleges give special consideration to ...
Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school’s alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme ...
Legacy preference or legacy admission is a preference given by an institution or organization to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution. It is most controversial in college admissions , [ 3 ] where students so admitted are referred to as legacies or legacy students .
Elite colleges say they’re ending alumni preference to make admissions fairer. Critics call it a PR move to gloss over troubling inequities. Meanwhile, families are trying to figure out what ...
The case against legacy admissions is that it flies against the notion that the college application process is about merit, and instead, offers advantages to the children of alumni. Giving a boost ...
Wesleyan president Michael S. Roth explains the university’s recent decision to end legacy admissions and argues for a renewed commitment to equity and access in higher education after the ...
The University of Texas admissions controversy grew out of the investigations and public statements of a member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Wallace L. Hall Jr. was appointed to a six-year term in February 2011 by then Governor Rick Perry . [ 1 ]
According to Education Reform Now, a think tank focused on education policy, legacy admits make up roughly 10% to 25% of admissions at top universities. A recent survey by Generation Lab found ...