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A study of a top 25 school showed that legacy admitted students had identical scores than non-legacy: https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-why-elite-college
by rayiner 3mo ago
A study of a top 25 school showed that legacy admitted students had identical scores than non-legacy: https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-why-elite-colleges-cant-give-up-legacy-admissions/ https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-why-elite-colleges-...
“Among the admitted legacies, grades and test scores were indistinguishable from non-legacy students. Both groups had an average SAT score that surpassed 1430.”
At Harvard, my understanding is that the legacy admits have slightly higher test scores than non-legacy admits.
- steveBK123 3mo agoLegacy SATs were about 30pts lower per Harvard Crimson in 2023 https://features.thecrimson.com/2023/freshman-survey/academics-narrative/ https://features.thecrimson.com/2023/freshman-survey/academi...
- dastbe 3mo ago"The average SAT score among legacy students was 1543, while it was 1515 for non-legacy students."
- steveBK123 3mo agoThanks my reading comprehension was low last night it would appear