Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments On Colleges Still Giving Preference to Legacy Students
Legacy preference is the practice of providing qualifying students who have some sort of family connection to the school with an advantage in the college admissions process. Most schools that privilege these students ensure that each legacy application gets at least a second read-over — but some colleges will go as far as to provide legacy students with tailored advising programs, alumni-only recruiting events, and even special admissions counselors dedicated to finding ways to admit them.
“This is a preference that preferences the already advantaged,” observed Richard Kahlenberg, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation and a prolific writer on higher education issues...