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How widespread are legacy admissions? A 2022 report from nonprofit think tank Education Reform Now found that colleges were turning away from legacy admissions. Eighty-nine percent of college ...
Currently, the Ivy League institutions are estimated to admit 10% to 15% of each entering class using legacy admissions. [21] For example, in the 2008 entering undergraduate class, the University of Pennsylvania admitted 41.7% of legacies who applied during the early decision admissions round and 33.9% of legacies who applied during the regular admissions cycle, versus 29.3% of all students ...
Eric Eng, the admissions counselor, reiterates that being a legacy is more of a thumb on the scale than a free pass. “First and foremost I consider the academic and extracurricular profile” of ...
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 ]
Ting noted that a Harvard study last fall found legacy admissions was a major factor in why Ivy League and other elite universities were more than twice as likely to admit students from high ...
College Admissions 2013: ... for Many Students and Parents Available for Interview: A Kaplan Test Prep Expert Can Explain the State of College Admissions and ...
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 ...