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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.

[longfellowsmuse]

My father and grandfather were both Harvard alumni. My classmates couldn’t believe I didn’t apply. Harvard didn’t offer the major I chose to pursue and my father said I could get a better education somewhere else.