[rellimpank]

--"legacy enrollment"--another stupidity that would make no difference to me if no Federal tax money went to the institution that wants to practise it--

[basil]

From my experience, many of the alums give large donations and bequeaths to their alma mater's, so it makes sense that their offspring gets a perk or two. I have several friends who have given literally millions of dollars to their schools, and know of many others who have done the same. The schools and government would be very wise to back off from trying to end the legacy program, IMHO

[Vineyard]

But think about this .... what if the typical "legacy student" was someone who paid full tuition - and the school had no worries about coming up with financial aid, grants, work-study jobs, etc. And compare that student with someone who needs grants, waiver of part of the tuition, etc. Which one do you think the school should select?

IMHO ... schools should be allowed to add to the "scoring" whether or not the student will need financial aid, or pays full freight.

I am all in favor of giving the student with high SAT scores, excellent record, etc. the aid, assistance, etc. ... but if we have two nearly identical students applying for a college, why would it not be in the best interest to accept the student that can afford to pay?

Mike

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