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A comment on Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of legacy status in admissions. Parent comment

Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ceejayoz on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:03PM (#36789690)
> Harvard recently reported that legacies actually had higher SAT scores than non-legacy admits.

This likely indicates wealthy people can afford SAT preparation tutors.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by timmg on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:41PM (#36792975)
It could also mean: smarter people make more money -- and they pass down intelligence -- both genetically and through teaching.
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