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2. Legacy preferences - Wikipedia

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   It is most controversial in college admissions, [4] where students so admitted are referred to as legacies or legacy students. The practice is particularly widespread in the college admissions in the United States ; almost three-quarters of research universities and nearly all liberal arts colleges grant legacy preferences in admissions.

3. What are legacy admissions — and do colleges need them?

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   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 ...

4. California just banned legacy preferences in college ...

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   The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, makes California the second state – after Maryland – to ban legacy admissions at private colleges, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

5. California law bans college legacy and donor admissions ...

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   A new law banning legacy and donor admissions at private California universities, including USC and Stanford — among the handful of schools that admit a significant number of children of alumni ...

6. Top schools begin dropping legacy admissions after ...

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   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 ...

7. Development case - Wikipedia

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   Development cases are a set of preferences in university and college admission, particularly in college admissions in the United States, separate from merit, athletic, racial and legacy preferences, whereby applicants from wealthy families are more likely to be granted admission to selective universities based on large donations made by family.

8. California bans legacy admissions at private colleges and ...

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   Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat who wrote the bill, has been advocating for the end of legacy admissions in the state since the 2019 college admissions scandal — in which dozens ...

9. Why do colleges use legacy admissions? 5 questions answered

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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 ...