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It's no secret that racial preferences were a cover for legacy admissions.

• Pet_Ant 3y ago
  I legitimately don't buy that. Legacy seems like really a mechanism for nepotism and reinforcing elite networks. While due to their origin they probably have racial skews, but I really don't buy that is their driving force. After all, legacy are such a small percentage overall they can't sway the overall campus demographics much. Not saying they should or shouldn't be dismantled, just bothers me to see likely misattributed motivations.
  • monocasa 3y ago
    At Harvard, legacy admissions was about a third total of all admissions each year.
    • Pet_Ant 3y ago
      Okay, that’s interesting. I didn’t look for Harvard, but the numbers I found before posting was 14% in general.