[Mick]

Affirmative action for the privileged. All legacy programs should be abolished.

Can we at least wait a year on any rash decisions? 

My only kid is applying in a few months. . . .

Good luck to her.

Thanks! The Cardinal isn't on her radar, though two crimson related legacy schools are. . . .

Good admissions fortune to your daughter, buddy...

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At Stanford University, 302 students newly admitted in the fall of 2019, or 17.8% of the first-year class, were children of Stanford graduates or financial donors. Last fall there were 266 of those students, or 14.9% of the class.

The University of Southern California reported 1,889 new students related to alumni or donors in the fall of 2019, 16% of all newly admitted students. There were 1,740 such students in the fall of 2022, 14% of the total.

The percentages were higher at Santa Clara: 343 students, or 24.7% of all new enrollees, in 2019-20, and 294, or 17.7% of the total, in 2022-23.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...he%20class.

Just saw this. Doesn't surprise me much, given that SCU is an ultra-regional university, particularly as their rankings have gradually increased over the past decade or so. Both Mrs. Mick and I are alums, but neither of our sons applied there -- although I would have been perfectly happy if they'd attended SCU, particularly if they were inclined toward accounting or civil engineering.

[Mick]

Affirmative action for the privileged. All legacy programs should be abolished.

Can we at least wait a year on any rash decisions? 

My only kid is applying in a few months. . . .

Good luck to her.

Thanks! The Cardinal isn't on her radar, though two crimson related legacy schools are. . . .

Good admissions fortune to your daughter, buddy...

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At Stanford University, 302 students newly admitted in the fall of 2019, or 17.8% of the first-year class, were children of Stanford graduates or financial donors. Last fall there were 266 of those students, or 14.9% of the class.

The University of Southern California reported 1,889 new students related to alumni or donors in the fall of 2019, 16% of all newly admitted students. There were 1,740 such students in the fall of 2022, 14% of the total.

The percentages were higher at Santa Clara: 343 students, or 24.7% of all new enrollees, in 2019-20, and 294, or 17.7% of the total, in 2022-23.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...he%20class.

Just saw this. Doesn't surprise me much, given that SCU is an ultra-regional university, particularly as their rankings have gradually increased over the past decade or so. Both Mrs. Mick and I are alums, but neither of our sons applied there -- although I would have been perfectly happy if they'd attended SCU, particularly if they were inclined toward accounting or civil engineering.