The admissions boost Harvard gives to 'legacy' applicants is as high as the one given to black students
THE WORLD’S most prestigious universities are primarily in two countries: America and Britain. Strangely, though, the more aristocratic, less meritocratic system of admissions is found not in the country with a House of Lords and a hereditary monarchy, but in the land of rugged individualism. The American system is under attack, however.
The ruling represents a win for Harvard. But Asian-American high-school students hoping to gain entry to one of America’s top universities may not be so pleased. A recentby three economists, one of whom was an expert witness for the plaintiffs, helps illustrate their predicament.
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