BestColleges

MARCH 5, 2024

Data Summary Check Legacy admissions is the practice of giving preferential treatment to children of alumni and donors at colleges and universities. Check During the 2022-2023 academic year, more than 1,300 institutions reported that they did not consider an applicant's legacy status for admission.

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BestColleges

APRIL 4, 2024

A Connecticut bill aims to ban legacy admissions at the state's public and private colleges and universities. Legacy admissions bans have gained traction since the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action. Wesleyan University abolished legacy preferences last year.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

At this time of year, social media overflows with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. It is about these colleges and their institutional priorities. So what does this all mean?

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 12, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK FIRST DIGITAL SAT ADMINISTRATION TAKES PLACE The first official (non-pilot) nationwide administration of the digital SAT took place on Saturday , and reports from students have been pretty positive so far! LEGACY ADMISSIONS OFFICIALLY BANNED IN VIRGINIA We knew it was coming, but Gov.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill aiming to ban legacy admissions at public and private colleges. Criticism of legacy policies has intensified following the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions. Some public and private colleges have already eliminated legacy preferences.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 19, 2023

Now that we’ve processed the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action , the next admissions practice under scrutiny is legacy admissions, especially at the most highly selective colleges and universities. Pomona College ended legacy preferences in 2017. This time, for favoring children of alumni.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 25, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK VIRGINIA SENATE VOTES TO BAN LEGACY PREFERENCE IN ADMISSIONS Virginia Tech got rid of legacy last summer, and it looks like we’re about to see the other Virginia schools follow suit.

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