<p>The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, for example, gives children of alumni four points; admission is determined on a 150-point scale.</p>
<p>[Legacy</a> Programs - Tradition or Exclusionary - StateUniversity.com Blog](<a href=“College and University Blog”>Legacy Programs - Tradition or Exclusionary - StateUniversity.com Blog)</p>
<p>*a 1999 study of the University of Virginia - widely regarded as a public “Ivy” - found that legacy students were 4.3 times more likely to get in over non-legacies with identical academic credentials. *</p>
<p>[Reason</a> Foundation Commentary: Legacy Admissions Hurt Middle-Class Students](<a href=“http://www.reason.org/commentaries/dalmia_20080318.shtml]Reason”>http://www.reason.org/commentaries/dalmia_20080318.shtml)</p>
<p>*The University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Central Florida all give favor to the sons and daughters of alumni, awarding them admission based not only on grades and test scores but also on their family ties. *</p>
<p>[UF</a>, 2 others use ‘dirty little secret’ for alums’ kids](<a href=“http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/08/10/legacies0810.html]UF”>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/08/10/legacies0810.html)</p>