Students, Alumni Challenge Legacy Preference at Top Colleges

"Students and alumni at some of the nation’s top universities are urging their schools to reconsider admissions policies that give an edge to relatives of alumni.

Campus groups for first-generation and low-income students at 12 elite universities issued a joint letter Wednesday asking their schools to review the impact of so-called legacy admissions policies through proposed campus panels that would include students and alumni. The coalition also called on their schools to publicize policies and data on the topic." …

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-02-14/students-alumni-challenge-legacy-preference-at-top-colleges