> In addition, 70 percent of Harvard’s legacy applicants are white.
From US Census:
> Race and Hispanic Origin
> White alone, percent
> 75.5%
> Our model of admissions shows that roughly three-quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected absent their ALDC status.
So, three-quarters of those individuals didn't earn their place academically.
> Removing preferences for athletes and legacies would significantly alter the racial distribution of admitted students away from whites.
So, the mechanisms in place for academics currently favor white people.
Yes, 70% vs 75% is about the same, but it was helped that way in part because of legacies, and would be much lower otherwise.
Which supports the original comment:
> [legacy admissions] overwhelmingly favor rich and white students.
Maybe the paper itself has more details. I'm only going by the abstract. But unless the abstract is lying, I think it makes sense.
> Our model of admissions shows that roughly three-quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected absent their ALDC status.
So, three-quarters of those individuals didn't earn their place academically.
> Removing preferences for athletes and legacies would significantly alter the racial distribution of admitted students away from whites.
So, the mechanisms in place for academics currently favor white people.
Yes, 70% vs 75% is about the same, but it was helped that way in part because of legacies, and would be much lower otherwise.
Which supports the original comment:
> [legacy admissions] overwhelmingly favor rich and white students.
Maybe the paper itself has more details. I'm only going by the abstract. But unless the abstract is lying, I think it makes sense.