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Those who self-reported as legacies??defined in this survey as having a grandparent, parents, or sibling who went to Harvard—were less likely to receive financial...
...also shared his views on the current president (“Oh, I hate that leaky diaper of a man. He’s Satan with a learning disorder.”) and explained how oxymorons work (“for those of you who are legacies??). Reiss said that half of the Simpsons writers are Harvard graduates, an assertion that caused one man to guffaw. “It is true,” reassured Reiss. “I love crowds that laugh at facts.” Reiss said if comedy writing fell through...
Harvard students are infatuated with the idea of who deserves to be here. Whether it’s legacies??admitted for the loyalty and funds they bring to the institution—or minorities—accepted purportedly only for the color of their skin—most of these discussions are based on a harmful paradigm: the idea that we can enumerate why some students deserve their spot at Harvard, and why others don?...
...Friday, the first members of the Class of 2011 will receive virtual thick envelopes in their inboxes; a few of these applicants—“legacies??—know today that their chances are a bit higher than their peers’. The application to Harvard College is not a short one, and that is for a good reason: There is no shortage of factors that the admissions committee examines in determining who gets in. Most important are indicators of a student’s academic success and potential. In addition, the admissions committee considers...
...then, can Harvard minimize the injurious effects of legacy preference while maximizing the good that comes out of it? Harvard might choose to accept fewer upper-middle-class legacies??but to continue taking children from fabulously-wealthy graduates as well as non-alumni fat cats. Upon first glance, that seems strikingly unjust. It would favor the children of multimillionaire alums over the children of ordinary-millionaire alums. (More than half of Harvard’s graduates are millionaires, according to an estimate by 02138 Magazine...