Legacy (COULD THIS BE TRUE)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Legacy preferences in comparison to other programmes</p>

<p>At some schools, legacy preferences have an effect on admissions comparable to other factors such as being a recruited athlete or affirmative action. One study of three selective private research universities in the United States showed the following effects (admissions disadvantage and advantage in terms of SAT points on the old 1600-point scale):
Blacks: +230
Hispanics: +185
Asians: –50
Recruited athletes: +200
Legacies (children of alumni): +160</p>

<p>Legacy</a> preferences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

<p>PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK???</p>

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<p>c.f. the original, controversial article </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~tje/files/Opportunity%20Cost%20of%20Admission%20Preferences%20Espenshade%20Chung%20June%202005.pdf[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/~tje/files/Opportunity%20Cost%20of%20Admission%20Preferences%20Espenshade%20Chung%20June%202005.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>you mean thoughts about the methodology, conclusions or implications?</p>