#legacyadmissions
#LegacyAdmissions are DEI for the Super Rich

We need to Ban Legacy Admissions
March 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
June 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Harvard's Legacy Admissions:
A handhake louder than any essay.

U. of Tokyo's Exam Gatekeeper:
Mother's rice balls, quieter than any lecture, fuel the fight.

Handshake or gatekeeper --both wear the mask of merit.

#legacyadmissions #legacy #academicsky #inequality
#japan #harvard #meritocracy
September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
October 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
June 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Harvard says legacy doesn’t matter.
Funny how the dorms still look like high school reunions
for Andover and Exeter.

Examination hell, American style:
no cram school, no late-night bentos—
just a family crest and a handshake.

#academicsky #writersky
#legacyadmissions #harvard
#meritocracy
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Legacy Admissions:

Some students bring perfect SAT scores.
Others bring… their grandparents’ class rings.

#poetry #writersky #academicsky #inequality #meritocracy
#legacyadmissions #harvard
September 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Stanford University lays off 363 employees but will turn down $3M in Cal Grant funding to continue to offer preferential treatment to wealthy children of alumni & donors. Unfortunately, this loophole was allowed by CA Sen Ed Comm last year. #Legacyadmissions
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Stanford preserves legacy admissions by pulling out of Cal Grant aid program
With three weeks to go before California’s ban on legacy and donor admissions takes effect at private universities that accept state money, Stanford is forgoing Cal Grants.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A Quiet Rebellion

What if we redefined "merit"?
Not as test scores or school names, but as courage, creativity, and care.

Harvard, Princeton and MIT might still stand tall— but the gates would look different.

#meritocracy #admissions #legacy #legacyadmissions
September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I think this is one of the things that the #Citizens of the #UK should #Contemplate The #Monarchy and #Peerage #Creates #MentalIllness in the form of #Entitlement of the #Unearned variety It is much like #LegacyAdmissions in #Universities #University in #Amerikkka and we are not #Better for it
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
USC Rossier Prof. Julie Posselt says California's ban on legacy admissions needs more to effect real change, calling for comprehensive reforms in admissions, recruitment, and financial aid for true impartiality in education.
 
Read her analysis.

#CollegeAccess #AdmissionsReform #LegacyAdmissions
OPINION: Why I view the ban on legacy admissions at California’s private universities with skepticism - The Hechinger Report
Banning legacy admission is unlikely to be the solution to racial inequality that some are casting it as. There is much we can do to address racial inequality, but it won’t be through banning legacy s...
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December 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
August 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🇺🇸 is already ranks mid-tier globally in education. 📉 We’re losing talent to nations with welcoming policies. “Giving it to the states” is code for following The 🔴 State model—and that’s not progress.

🧵 4/4

#EducationCrisis #DeptOfEd #StudentAid #LegacyAdmissions #GlobalTalent #HigherEd
March 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Does the M in MEI represent
Money,
Maga, or
Meritocracy?

#dei #mei #diversityinclusionequity #politics #legacyadmissions
March 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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#blackhistorymonth

Stats indicate that Black ppl are least likely to benefit from race-based policies such as #affirmativeaction & #dei

Per Dept. of Labor DEI stats, #Asians rank 3rd, Black ppl rank 7th, at the bottom.

ASIANS SHOULD HAVE TARGETED #legacyadmissions 😉

#politics #blacksky
February 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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#Asians acknowledge they got played on #affirmativeaction

Driven by a perception they are smarter, therefore, more deserving than Black, Latino, & Natives

So smart, they did not factor in White #legacyadmissions as their obstacle to Ivy League admissions #blacksky #politics
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On affirmative action, Asian Americans got played (opinion)
Let’s not get played again, OiYan Poon and Janelle Wong write.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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The felon in chief is citing discrimination against Asians in educational settings BUT NO CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO END #legacyadmissions 😆

#asians #asiansky #politics #blacksky
February 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Antisemitism at the core of legacy admissions:

In the 1920s, recognizing that 20% of its student body was Jewish, Harvard chose to reevaluate its admission approach.

That’s how it all began. (Source: New York Daily News)

#academicsky #university
#harvard #admissions
#legacyadmissions
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Supporters cite alumni loyalty and fundraising; critics see an inheritance of advantage. Whatever the intent, the symbolism collides with the ideal of equal opportunity. Among the Japanese students I’ve spoken with, the practice is nearly uniformly rejected.

#legacyadmissions
#academicsky
October 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Stanford University reaffirms legacy admissions and reinstates standardized testing, sparking debates on equity and access in higher education. #Stanford #LegacyAdmissions #HigherEd #EducationPolicy Link: thedailytechfeed.com/stanford-uni...
August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM