[SeekAndFind]

Here's the gross part: 75% of those legacy admits would not have gotten in at all were it not for Harvard's policy of legacy admissions, which, if anything, is a much worse form of affirmative action than skin-color bean-counting.  Basically, a meritless elite has been hogging up 43% of the slots that should go to kids of all colors of merit, and about 31% of those admits wouldn't be able to get in otherwise.

[frank ballenger]

Persons of color. Which colors?

Rolling Stones
She’s Like A Rainbow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1BThu95d8

[AnotherUnixGeek]

To read the lawsuit, it would suggest that were Harvard to dump its legacy admissions, many more black students of merit might be admitted.

But actually, it might just be white and Asian-American students of merit who are admitted, provided the admissions process stays colorblind.

Sounds like something that would replace undeserving legacy white students with deserving non-legacy white students. Not seeing the problem, though Harvard probably would - the parents of legacy students are a big source of funding.

[Reno89519]

What is the problem with legacy admissions at PRIVATE schools? Isn’t this the same as companies offering discounts to returning customers? Discounts to members, which might be similar to donors?

[Chode]

no... because their spawn can become one

[Tom in Seattle]

I have no problem with them going after legacies. That system was always bullshit.

[KingofZion]

Legacy also favors all the descendants of affirmative action kids that were admitted in the last 50 years.

The real issue is that Harvard will become undesirable once the student population sinks under 50% white. Even minorities will shun it. Nobody wants to apply or teach at a US school that is comprised mostly of Asians and Indians. This is the hidden agenda that the faux woke administrators enforce but they can’t say it so they hide behind legacy and a smattering of AA admits.

[Prince of Space]

In 2002 my smart and determined daughter was denied admission to Notre Dame. At least 5 ppl in her class applied there and the only one chosen was a double legacy “party girl” with average SAT scores and grades while my daughter graduated in the top 5% in her high school. Now I’m glad she wasn’t chosen because it would have bankrupted our family and UND stopped being Catholic long ago.

[FLT-bird]

They’re right about this. There’s no question it does.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Well, Section 8, medicaid, food stamps and free education hurt me growing up as I didn’t get it because of my skin color and very often did without.

But, I managed and grew from that.

[Doctor Congo]

Historically black colleges probably have legacy admissions too.

[55Ford]

This is good; there is another group that gets very high admission scores, but; it’s their culture to cheat in every possible way. Let’s go after them. Oh, and maybe we could target ‘affirmative action’ hires at colleges & universities. They don’t belong there as they are unqualified.

[bert]

The efforts of the unequal’s continues to dream equality is a legal matter

[ExTxMarine]

I assure you that private Universities will be fighting this TOOTH AND NAIL!!

Because those legacies are some of their biggest ongoing donors! When their legacies no longer have anything to physically gain from pouring money into the University coffers, that revenue stream WILL DRY UP! Or at least slow greatly.