New research shows Harvard admissions policies favor the wealthy and privileged.
Much of the news around college admissions lately has been on the illegal ways parents bribe or cheat to get their children admitted to elite colleges. While that is horrible, it misses the legal ways in which elite colleges favor the wealthy and privileged. The other reason admissions has been in the news is the use of affirmative action.
This new research examined admissions preferences beyond race, specifically for the applicant groups of recruited athletes, legacies, dean’s interest list , and children of university employees—referred to as ALDCs. They found that applicants in these categories were much more likely to be admitted to Harvard and, were it not for falling into these categories, these students would be much less likely to be admitted.
This advantage exists for these students even compared to students who otherwise rate higher than them under Harvard’s admissions rating system. Harvard rates applicants on an overall rating that is based on the following components: academic, extracurricular, athletic, personal, and school support. Each of these ratings uses a 1 to 5 score with 1 being best for applicants and 5 being worst. The sections below highlight just some of the findings of this research.
Because of findings like these and the other scandals at elite institutions, people are demanding change.
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