Yeah, "equality" is written all over it, but this is about keeping instructors and alumni from giving their relatives the first go at being new students.
1 posted on
08/07/2004 12:33:43 AM PDT by
familyop
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Pingpingping!
2 posted on
08/07/2004 2:02:32 AM PDT by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... this equality won't be reported, either ...])
To: familyop
More faux-populism that doesn't think through the consequences.
State universities that are of high quality get a *lot* of alumni donations. Most alumni donate not only out of the goodness of their hearts, but so that their kids can get legacy points some day. If parents *know* that all the donations in the world won't help, many will donate far less. Then guess who gets to pick up the slack - the taxpayers.
We can either pay in higher education taxes, or pay when our state universities slip because of loss of funds (i.e. pay in out of state tuition to send our kids to some *other* state that hasn't adopted such a stupid policy.)
To: familyop
"Who's your Daddy?" shouldn't be part of any equal-opportunity admissions equation. I'll buy this if they agree skin color shouldn't be part of the process either.
5 posted on
08/07/2004 5:38:58 AM PDT by
Drango
(To Serve Man, IT'S A COOKBOOK!)
To: familyop
The legacy system at privately funded institutions is EXTREMELY legitimate. As far as government colleges (a.k.a. public universities), I do agree that if the colleges themselves cannot be abolished (or made private), then the legacy system should at least be abolished.
To: familyop
I am reasonably sure that family members who are alumni of an educational institution can be very significant factors in the admissions process, but I have yet to see how they influence the awarding of Degrees!
Your pop can help get you into YALE, but you have to work for the outcome!
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