Colleges have understandable reasons for giving a leg up in admissions to students whose parents or other relatives attended the same school. The applicants known as “legacy candidates” are more ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Many of America's most storied educational institutions — including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame — still consider legacy status in admissions. It's been dubbed ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.
Elite schools have been known to give admissions preference to children of alumni who have supported the school financially. This practice is evident at the University of Virginia, where 11 percent of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.
Many of America’s most storied educational institutions — including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame — still consider legacy status in admissions. It’s been dubbed “affirmative action for ...
Colleges have understandable reasons for giving a leg up in admissions to students whose parents or other relatives attended the same school. The applicants known as “legacy candidates” are more ...
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File) FILE - This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University ...