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A comment on Stanford to continue legacy admissions and withdraw from Cal Grants. Parent comment

Re:Stanford to continue legacy admissions and withdraw from ... by gpt5 on Sunday August 10, 2025 @03:18AM (#44853390)
Applicants who get admitted due to a (very) large donation are a tiny pool, and unrelated to the legacy admission question.

Their benefit is also much clearer, the $10M donation you mentioned can clearly and directly help a lot of students.

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Re:Stanford to continue legacy admissions and withdraw from ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday August 10, 2025 @06:40AM (#44854257)
> Their benefit is also much clearer, the $10M donation you mentioned can clearly and directly help a lot of students.

The benefit is clear, I would argue the detriment is also clear: Stanford is arguing that bribery is an acceptable method of doing business, not something that deserves opprobrium.

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