HE_Pennypacker
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Affirmative action definitely hurts them when it comes to college admissions, I thought this was an accepted fact.
Legacy preferences have a bigger impact. AA is a scapegoat.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/sto...on-yale-harvard-admissions-legacies?_amp=true
legacies and connected kids have the biggest advantages in admissions. Have a look at how many wouldn’t get in on their own merited if their parents weren’t staff, they weren’t related to rich donors, weren’t athletes, or weren’t legacy admissions.