Legacy Admission in Peril

As loyal readers of our college admissions blog know all too well, we oppose the continuation of the practice of legacy admission. In short, from atop our soapbox in elite college admissions, we have deemed legacy preference in admissions — a practice that dates back to the 1920s used to … 

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The Legacy Problem in Admissions

Legacy admission, the practice of offering preferential treatment to the progeny of alumni, is a practice we have attacked from atop our soapbox in college admissions for many years. Indeed, we have called for an end to legacy admission and we have outlined why it’s an anachronism of the twenty-first century … 

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