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> You get put on a naughty list. I don't see it that way. Sounds more like the state is doing free advertising. "Here is the list of schools Junior, who got a

by berbec 2y ago

> You get put on a naughty list. I don't see it that way. Sounds more like the state is doing free advertising. "Here is the list of schools Junior, who got a 4.0 in their basket-weaving major in high school, has a shot".

moate 2y ago
1- I’m 40, and childless, so maybe I’m just out of touch, but do high schools do Majors? (Fwiw I’m from the northeastern US) 2- How would that work? Legacy admissions mean your family has a legacy. You can’t just conjure that up because you have a kid who can’t meet academic admissions standards. 3- If you pull a 4.0 in any specialty of academics, no matter how much engineers might sneer at you on their message boards, somewhere a school will admit you because they’re the “forefront of basket weaving in the country”, and I think that’s pretty cool.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > do high schools do Majors? (Fwiw I’m from the northeastern US) There are specialised high schools [1]. Even my generic public California high school had unofficial "lines," e.g. if you wanted to take certain AP classes in senior year you needed certain prerequisites, and some bunches of classes naturally went together, socially and academically. [1] https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/specialized-high-schools https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade...
  - abakker 2y ago
    This is quite different than the lines people were doing at my high school /s. But seriously, earlier specialization does make sense. American education takes too long to get people into the workforce if you are in liberal arts.
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- spiritplumber 2y ago
  In Italy yes, in the US it's more a la carte.
- bluGill 2y ago
  while high schools don't do majors they have several tracks. I didn't have to take any math or science my senior year. there are lots of options for a student to take easy courses for a great gpa
  - WalterBright 2y ago
    > there are lots of options for a student to take easy courses for a great gpa True, and the people who are interested in a person's gpa know that, and will look a little deeper as a result.
mikeryan 2y ago
There’s what two schools an applicant can be a legacy to? This isn’t rocket science to begin with.
- toast0 2y ago
  Many of the people I know who did grad school went to a different school than their undergrad. So up to four, I'd think. Although, you could really get an AA, a BS, a MS, and a PhD from four separate schools, but getting into a community college doesn't require legacy admissions.
- KMag 2y ago
  Does your parent need to graduate to be considered a legacy? My dad went to 3 different undergraduate colleges each of his 3 years of undergrad, kicked the MCAT's teeth in, and got into med school without having graduated, went to two different med schools. (A long long time ago, probably not possible now.) Apparently the Mayo Clinic didn't mind his crazy academic record, and once he finished his residency at the Mayo, nobody else cared. Mom went to one college, so maybe I would have been a legacy at 6 different institutions.
- adastra22 2y ago
  Legacy includes more than just parents. Doesn’t always help though. My uncle was a star football player at Stanford who got drafted into the NFL. Wasn’t enough to get me in.
r00fus 2y ago
You know everyone who cared already knew that.

by berbec 2y ago

moate 2y ago

1- I’m 40, and childless, so maybe I’m just out of touch, but do high schools do Majors? (Fwiw I’m from the northeastern US) 2- How would that work? Legacy admissions mean your family has a legacy. You can’t just conjure that up because you have a kid who can’t meet academic admissions standards. 3- If you pull a 4.0 in any specialty of academics, no matter how much engineers might sneer at you on their message boards, somewhere a school will admit you because they’re the “forefront of basket weaving in the country”, and I think that’s pretty cool.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> do high schools do Majors? (Fwiw I’m from the northeastern US) There are specialised high schools [1]. Even my generic public California high school had unofficial "lines," e.g. if you wanted to take certain AP classes in senior year you needed certain prerequisites, and some bunches of classes naturally went together, socially and academically. [1] https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/specialized-high-schools https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade...
- abakker 2y ago
  This is quite different than the lines people were doing at my high school /s. But seriously, earlier specialization does make sense. American education takes too long to get people into the workforce if you are in liberal arts.
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spiritplumber 2y ago
In Italy yes, in the US it's more a la carte.
bluGill 2y ago
while high schools don't do majors they have several tracks. I didn't have to take any math or science my senior year. there are lots of options for a student to take easy courses for a great gpa
- WalterBright 2y ago
  > there are lots of options for a student to take easy courses for a great gpa True, and the people who are interested in a person's gpa know that, and will look a little deeper as a result.

mikeryan 2y ago

There’s what two schools an applicant can be a legacy to? This isn’t rocket science to begin with.

toast0 2y ago
Many of the people I know who did grad school went to a different school than their undergrad. So up to four, I'd think. Although, you could really get an AA, a BS, a MS, and a PhD from four separate schools, but getting into a community college doesn't require legacy admissions.
KMag 2y ago
Does your parent need to graduate to be considered a legacy? My dad went to 3 different undergraduate colleges each of his 3 years of undergrad, kicked the MCAT's teeth in, and got into med school without having graduated, went to two different med schools. (A long long time ago, probably not possible now.) Apparently the Mayo Clinic didn't mind his crazy academic record, and once he finished his residency at the Mayo, nobody else cared. Mom went to one college, so maybe I would have been a legacy at 6 different institutions.
adastra22 2y ago
Legacy includes more than just parents. Doesn’t always help though. My uncle was a star football player at Stanford who got drafted into the NFL. Wasn’t enough to get me in.

r00fus 2y ago

You know everyone who cared already knew that.