Children of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt
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#3I'm amazed it was ever legal in the first place. It's open nepotism.
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#4The end of both legacy admissions and race-based admissions makes me feel hopeful that we're finally pivoting to a productive, merit-based approach.
Re: Children of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt
#5I'm amazed it was ever legal in the first place. It's open nepotism.
Nepotism has never been illegal.
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#8> “I do think there was a time when perhaps legacies needed a boost” -Dean Emeritus of Admission Mike Steidel
Is there any way of charitably interpreting Mike Steidel's words? I have a tough time reading anything here but classist bigotry preserving the status quo :-/
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#9The end of both legacy admissions and race-based admissions makes me feel hopeful that we're finally pivoting to a productive, merit-based approach.
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That's not how that works at all.