[bko]

> As far as they are concerned, every serious (non-legacy/donor) applicant is a truly exceptional student.

I know it's fun to dunk on legacy admissions but legacy students are actually more qualified by objective measures than non legacy. It makes sense that some genetics that predisposes children to an academic environment gets passed on. Not to mention the fact that their parents value education. This holds up even when you compare them against their non legacy peers in the same parental income bracket.

https://mleverything.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-legacy-adm...

[ckemere]

I think in context “legacy” refers to the affirmative action boost given to children of (donating) alumni over better qualified unconnected peers.