- The "Affirmative Action" no one talks about: About 31% of white Harvard students didn't qualify for admission but had family/social connections. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713744 402 comments moderatepolitics
- More than 43% of white student admits at Harvard University are ALDC admissions (athletes, legacies, dean’s interest list, children of faculty and staff). Roughly three-quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected absent their ALDC status. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713744 3689 comments science
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- Through the Front Door: Why Do Organizations (Still) Prefer Legacy Applicants? - Emilio J. Castilla, Ethan J. Poskanzer, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1177/00031224221122889 58 comments
- Turns out, Harvard students aren’t that smart after all | Tayo Bero | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/17/harvard-university-students-smart-iq 9 comments
- Education as privilege laundering (opinion) https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/07/10/education-privilege-laundering-opinion 1 comment
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