Word: legacyism
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Simple reasoning dictates that the Z-list does not simply help legacy students, but also hurts others—the competition for spots at a place like Harvard is a zero-sum game, and for every under-qualified legacy that is allowed in via the Z-list, another studentâ?...
A story in the Crimson this past commencement, “The Back Door to the Yard,” sheds some light on the issue. In this article, Crimson reporter Dan Rosenheck ascertained the legacy status (i.e. whether or not one or both parents attended Harvard) of 36 of...
And there you have it—numbers tell the truth. Unfortunately, it appears that the same cannot be said of the practitioners of this policy in the admissions office. In the same story, Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 is quoted...
I do not mean to imply, by any means, that the issue of legacy advantage is a simple or black-and-white one. Whether or not it is “fair” or “right,” Harvard does have an important financial stake in...
Still, a distinction can, and I believe should, be drawn between giving legacy students a leg up in the regular admissions process and, on the other hand, having a de facto special admissions program for them. The former practice is in consonance with the conventions of more or less all...