Legacy Admits at Selective Colleges
- Posted by Sarah Ziegler on August 5th, 2008 in Articles of Interest
Inside Higher Ed recently reported results of a study examining legacy (or alumni) admit rates and student performance at Duke University. While the study only examines the practice at one highly selective college, the authors argue that these findings could be replicated at other “elite” institutions. The researchers found that legacy admits on average had lower test scores, and lower first semester grades in college, than did those of other students with highly-educated parents. The authors also found that the average family income for legacy admits was nearly double that of other students with college-educated parents, and more than triple that of students whose parents didn’t attend college. This article once again raises concerns that preferential admission for legacy applicants, or even “development” candidates, provides another advantage to students who are already advantaged in the admission process.
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