It’s called legacy admissions,” Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, said on Twitter. For critics of legacy admissions, the renewed debate over fairness in admissions has offered a chance to swing public sentiment behind their cause. Instead of getting in on their own merit, she said, legacy students are just “standing on their parents’ shoulders.”“It’s just low-hanging fruit,” she said. In the hazy world of college admissions, it’s unclear exactly which schools provide a legacy boost and how much it helps. In May, an AP-NORC poll found that few Americans think legacy admissions or donations should play much of a role in college admissions.

Source: Huffington Post July 02, 2023 16:33 UTC