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I think it is well known that anyone can donate a building for easy admission. It is no secret, just something available to only the top 0.1%

• wyldfire 8y ago
  > It is no secret It sounds like you agree, then? It should be public.
  • auntienomen 8y ago
    It is public. Universities almost always include the donation size when they put out press releases about the new building.
    • cm2187 8y ago
      And usually the building bears the name of the donor!
      • extra88 8y ago
        Often they take the classy move and name it after a relative, often a parent. Harvard's Maxwell-Dworkin building got that name because those are the maiden names of Bill Gates's and Steve Ballmer's moms.
    • michaelt 8y ago
      But very rarely how many of the donor's family they lowered admission standards for, and by how much.
    • fossuser 8y ago
      It isn't public - none of these universities publicly say, "You can donate 2 million and we'll let your kid in". Which was the amount at Stanford in 2012 (at least based on what someone I met working in admissions told me). It's left unsaid because it's better for the brand to pretend that this isn't a thing and that just because your parents gave money or because your parents are famous doesn't mean they'll let you in.