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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by r00fus on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:09AM (#37100351)
When 50% of their admits are legacy (ie rich ppl) this is even worse.

Does this institution deserve any USG grant money?

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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by sandworm101 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:38AM (#37100626)
Wealthy legacy families don't allow their kids to be grad students. They set them up with jobs and internships. Rich people generally do not teach. I'd bet that the percentage of legacy grad students is far lower than of legacy undergrads.
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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by nceqs3 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:37AM (#37100623)
50% of the Harvard class are not legacy. It's nowhere close to that number.

Of course Harvard (one of the best universities in the world) deserves USG grants.

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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by __rito__ on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:32AM (#37100568)
Isn't that for undergraduate admissions?

Correct me if I am wrong.

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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by WillPostForFood on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:47AM (#37101364)
30% of those admitted to Harvard each year are recruited athletes, legacies, relatives of donors and children of faculty and staff.

Legacies are a subset of that 30%.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/us/politics/harvard-admis...

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Re:Harvard University Richest in World Encourages Students t... by jibe on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:59AM (#37100845)
Legacy is closer to 15% of the class. You might be confusing the number with Legacy+Athlete+Faculty+Donor?
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