Attention turns to legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling

[ThatRobGuy]

https://thehill.com/homenews/educat...cy-admissions-after-affirmative-action-ruling

The target on the back of university legacy admissions grew larger after the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions.

Every year, thousands of students are able to get into top schools through their ties to family alumni or wealthy donors, a practice that largely favors applicants who are rich and white.


After the Supreme Court ruled institutions cannot use race as a factor in the admissions process, calls from both Democrats and Republicans went out to end legacy admissions.

“I think the question is how do you continue to create a culture where education is the goal for every single part of our community?” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who is running for president, said. “One of the things that Harvard could do to make that even better is to eliminate any legacy programs where they have preferential treatment for legacy kids, not allow for the professors — their kids to come to Harvard as well.”

Scott also called for admissions “based on academic scores.”

 

[Hans Blaster]

https://thehill.com/homenews/educat...cy-admissions-after-affirmative-action-ruling

The target on the back of university legacy admissions grew larger after the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions.

Every year, thousands of students are able to get into top schools through their ties to family alumni or wealthy donors, a practice that largely favors applicants who are rich and white.


After the Supreme Court ruled institutions cannot use race as a factor in the admissions process, calls from both Democrats and Republicans went out to end legacy admissions.

“I think the question is how do you continue to create a culture where education is the goal for every single part of our community?” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who is running for president, said. “One of the things that Harvard could do to make that even better is to eliminate any legacy programs where they have preferential treatment for legacy kids, not allow for the professors — their kids to come to Harvard as well.”

Scott also called for admissions “based on academic scores.”

I feel sorry for the regular kids trying to gain admission to the second tier public universities. Now they'll have to compete with the worthless offspring of the elite for slots.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I feel sorry for the regular kids trying to gain admission to the second tier public universities. Now they'll have to compete with the worthless offspring of the elite for slots.

May be just a tad big overly harsh to suggest that anyone who's "elite" produces "worthless offspring".

Obviously the "spoiled brats per capita" is higher among the rich families than in regular families, but I'm sure there's some intelligent hardworking people who happened to be born into wealthy families.

 

[Hans Blaster]

May be just a tad big overly harsh to suggest that anyone who's "elite" produces "worthless offspring".

Obviously the "spoiled brats per capita" is higher among the rich families than in regular families, but I'm sure there's some intelligent hardworking people who happened to be born into wealthy families.

It's the "worthless offspring" that need the boost of a legacy admission.