In the seemingly never-ending discussion of "hidden" factors of admission, we find ourselves circling back on legacies, or applicants who are children of alumni. Just when the frustrations of all this secretive nonsense appears to hit its max, we get thrown another curveball. Some schools are abandoning legacies as part of their admissions consideration; others are pulling in record numbers. Who even counts as a legacy these days?
Check out this Bloomberg article. The results may surprise you. Baylor and Notre Dame admit more legacies than Harvard or Yale. And just when you wrap your head around that, check out The Atlantic for a review of John's Hopkins efforts to drop legacies from admission criteria.
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