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Having received degrees from two ivys, and also being part of a legacy that dates back to 1709 at one of those two, i can definitely say that legacy admits dont

Having received degrees from two ivys, and also being part of a legacy that dates back to 1709 at one of those two, i can definitely say that legacy admits dont provide cultural continuity more than the average non legacy student. The cultural transmission gradient is from older to younger students. That said, i support legacies because these private universities at just that--private institutions, and the first amendment gives you the right to associate with whom you wish.

WalterBright 2y ago
Your example is interesting. Are you sure your dad didn't impart some culture to you, which you (perhaps unwittingly) brought to the university? I'm not a legacy admit (my admission was denied, the fools!) but my dad definitely imparted some of MIT's culture on me before I left for college.
JKCalhoun 2y ago
I assumed it was the professors/faculty that bring cultural continuity to a school.
- drawkward 2y ago
  Certainly, profs/faculty do being continuity, but I was considering the student experience of the university. (It seemed to me that was what op was asking about with their assumption that said culture was legacy driven) Professors of course contribute to the student culture too, but by no means as much as the students themselves.
janalsncm 2y ago
The First Amendment says the government can’t arrest you for peacefully assembling. It doesn’t say that taxpayers have to give funding to old money private schools. Maybe if there were financial consequences for discrimination they would take a more skeptical look at the value of this “cultural transmission gradient”.
- drawkward 2y ago
  The first amendment right to assembly is far more nuanced than your proclamation above. A good summary is here: https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-01/10-right-of-association.html https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-01/10-right... There is generally considered rights held by (among other things) highly selective organizations to not have to follow public accommodation laws (which might harm their selectivity).

WalterBright 2y ago

Your example is interesting. Are you sure your dad didn't impart some culture to you, which you (perhaps unwittingly) brought to the university? I'm not a legacy admit (my admission was denied, the fools!) but my dad definitely imparted some of MIT's culture on me before I left for college.

JKCalhoun 2y ago

I assumed it was the professors/faculty that bring cultural continuity to a school.

drawkward 2y ago
Certainly, profs/faculty do being continuity, but I was considering the student experience of the university. (It seemed to me that was what op was asking about with their assumption that said culture was legacy driven) Professors of course contribute to the student culture too, but by no means as much as the students themselves.

janalsncm 2y ago

The First Amendment says the government can’t arrest you for peacefully assembling. It doesn’t say that taxpayers have to give funding to old money private schools. Maybe if there were financial consequences for discrimination they would take a more skeptical look at the value of this “cultural transmission gradient”.

drawkward 2y ago
The first amendment right to assembly is far more nuanced than your proclamation above. A good summary is here: https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-01/10-right-of-association.html https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-01/10-right... There is generally considered rights held by (among other things) highly selective organizations to not have to follow public accommodation laws (which might harm their selectivity).