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Re:Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/childr... by GordonS on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:16PM (#21131369)
As a non-American, I'm unsure about some of the terminology being used here - what are "legacy admissions"?
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Re:Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/childr... by spats1990 on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:22PM (#21131447)
The descendants of alumni: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences
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Re:Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/childr... by GordonS on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:59PM (#21131784)
Wow, it boggles my mind that would be accepted nowadays?!
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Re:Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/childr... by mtnGoat on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:23PM (#21131466)
Students admitted to a university that one of their parents went attended. Having parents(or grand parents) as alumni can help you get into many schools in the US.

In some cases, their parents having gone to the school is the only reason they got in. A lot of schools athletics programs are in similar situations as well.

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Re:Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/childr... by eropple on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:20PM (#21131418)
Children of alumni.
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