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As a non-American, I'm unsure about some of the terminology being used here - what are "legacy admissions"?
by GordonS 7y ago
As a non-American, I'm unsure about some of the terminology being used here - what are "legacy admissions"?
- eropple 7y agoChildren of alumni.
- spats1990 7y agoThe descendants of alumni: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences
- GordonS 7y agoWow, it boggles my mind that would be accepted nowadays?!
- mtnGoat 7y agoStudents admitted to a university that one of their parents went attended. Having parents(or grand parents) as alumni can help you get into many schools in the US. In some cases, their parents having gone to the school is the only reason they got in. A lot of schools athletics programs are in similar situations as well.