[Dog Gone]

Today, nearly all selective private universities and some public universities give an edge to legacies, largely to boost alumni giving.

So, they're bashing A&M for doing something that is pretty routine.

[Howlin]

"That's a lot of kids being advantaged because A&M is where mommy and daddy went,"

I guess it never crossed his mind that some of them might not be able to pass the ENGLISH test.

[StolarStorm]

For some reason the Houston Chronicle is very anti-A&M.

[logan]

So, they're bashing A&M for doing something that is pretty routine.

But just because everyone's doing it doesn't make it right. I was the first in my family to go to college, and while I understand the university's position with regards to squeezing more money out of alumni, I find legacy admissions to be nothing but aristocracy.