• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      172·
      3 months ago

      That’s usually “I hire my relatives” not “I admit the kids of rich people” — the admissions officers are not generally relatives of the rich.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.world
        11·
        3 months ago

        https://www.ninertimes.com/opinion/opinion-legacy-students-threaten-to-limit-other-students-academic-success/article_47421d3a-b6dd-11ed-b2ba-0f3a33fd7ae5.html

        "Academic admissions preference policies have been in the public eye for the last few years. It is known that being a legacy student, meaning that the applicant’s family has strong family ties to the university, gives a significant advantage when it comes to applying to highly selective institutions. It has been in practice by top institutions since the 1920s.

        Looking at the numbers, calling it a “big advantage” hardly seems to do it quantifiable justice. For example, Harvard has an acceptance rate of under 6%. However, if it were a legacy student applying, their odds of admissions jump to 33%."

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          5·
          3 months ago

          And that’s why the top-level post was looking exclusively at admission rates for non-legacies, who also get a huge advantage from having rich parents

          • DecaturNature@yall.theatl.socialEnglish
            6·
            3 months ago

            Rich folk are also good at gaming all the other criteria (varsity sports, extracurricular achievements). “opportunity hoarding” I think is the term that’s been used, or resume padding. It’s also about being able to pay full tuition.