The 360 | Should colleges end legacy admissions?
What’s happening While celebrities like Felicity Huffman broke the law to give their children a boost, there are a number of legal moves that are seen as giving rich people the ability to tip the scales in favor of their kids.
Why there’s debateLegacy admissions have been called “affirmative action for rich white people.” Critics of the practice say it gives priority to students who need it the least and undermines the idea that academic success should be based purely on merit. As opposed to race and income considerations — which are aimed at reducing inequality — legacy preference serves to perpetuate it, some say. A recent study found that 70 percent of Harvard legacy applicants are white.
What’s nextStory continuesWith some of California’s most prominent schools at the center of the college admissions scandal, lawmakers in the state considered banning schools that receive state grants from using legacy preference. The bill was watered down significantly before it was passed, but the original draft could become a model for states that want to push colleges to abandon the practice.Legacy preference makes inequality worse.
Legacy preference holds back people of color.“Harvard’s preference for legacies places almost all non-white applicants at a distinct disadvantage.” — Jennifer Lee, Los Angeles Times Legacy admissions don’t actually lead to more donations.“The irony: Favoring the sons and daughters of alums to cement a relationship with the parents doesn’t result in more donations.” — Howard Gold, MarketWatchWithout legacy admissions, universities would lose much-needed donations.“The most important rationale that colleges cite is a financial one: They tend to believe that giving legacy applicants an edge helps them bring in alumni donations.
Legacies tend to take spots from other privileged white people.“It may be that white percentages stay pretty stable, even without upper-class affirmative action, because white legacies and athletes are often admitted at the expense of less-affluent white kids, rather than minorities.” — Ross Douthat, New York Times
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