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📢 文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读讲义 Fair college admissions require more than banning legacy preferences California's new law prohibiting legacy admissions is weak tea. What's really needed is a truly equitable education for all students. Los Angeles Times Life Oct 4, 2024 | 904 words | ★★★★☆ Colleges have understandable reasons for giving a leg up in admissions to students whose parents or other relatives attended the same school. The applicants known as “legacy candidates” are more likely to accept the offer, which helps the schools secure a freshman class that is qualified and committed to attending. They tend to need less financial aid as students and become bigger donors as alumni. Yet legacy admissions are also unfair. The applicants haven’t done anything to earn this extra consideration. They are more likely to come from privileged backgrounds — after all, they come from a college-educated family. The public has a legitimate interest
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