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mk  ·  4417 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Diversity Trumped Equity—and May Kill Affirmative Action

    You know, I actually don't really mind legacy admissions that much, even though I myself am not one. The dirty little secret is that institutions are also businesses, they exist to make money on some level. Legacies are more likely to donate.

Wealthy kids have plenty going for them. I don't fear that universities would be underfunded if alumni couldn't get admissions for their money. IMHO it's socially acceptable corruption, -paying for something undeserved.