In search of excellence when institutionalized preferences get in the way

http://archive.today/2022.11.06-194701/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/to-get-into-the-ivy-league-extraordinary-isnt-always-enough-these-days-11650546000

Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were recruited athletes, legacy students, children of faculty and staff, or on the dean’s interest list—applicants whose parents or relatives have donated to Harvard, according to a 2019 study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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