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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 ethbr0 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:57PM (#36790517)
What would you have done differently, in an attempt to evolve a complex, layered, and ossified industry that absolutely cannot stop providing service for even a day?
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by Brusco_RF on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:05PM (#36790644)
I'd start by removing the subsidies and special rules around student loans. That makes colleges compete on price again which puts downward pressure on tuition.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by vmladenov on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:44PM (#36793038)
Repealed the McCarran-Ferguson Act at the time instead of waiting until 2021 to do it?
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