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>"Legacy" admission to a top tier school is probably not doing anyone any good Well it presumably helps the donor and his family. Not problematic IMO: You're
by alexeisadeski3 13y ago
>"Legacy" admission to a top tier school is probably not doing anyone any good
Well it presumably helps the donor and his family.
Not problematic IMO: You're paying for services rendered. Don't see anything wrong with that...
- glesica 13y agoWell then you really can't talk about a "meritocracy" with a straight face. Unless you define "merit" to mean "your parents have lots of money", which is a big part of how many people would argue "merit" is truly defined in the "real world" (along with race and gender).
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoThe only time I talk about meritocracy with a straight face is before the punchline.
- glesica 13y agoHehe, well we agree on that...
- jpmattia 13y ago> Well it presumably helps the donor and his family. Only in some ways. Folks definitely know they are legacy admits, and it wasn't clear to me that the resulting college experience helped either the donor or the family compared to more sensible placement. As for the university, it might help in the short run financing, but eventually the admissions committees might notice that the legacy folks are taking up spaces from future donors of higher caliber.