*(ceteris paribas; and assuming that the argument is valid...)
the problem is that ALL the powerful kids are concentrated in select few universities, mostly in the Ivy League, NorthEast US.
If Legacy admissions are eliminated, then the powerful kids will be spread about, IMHO, and the network effects will be spread about.
right now the NorthEast US unduly benefits heavily with the concentration of powerful kids, and the network thereof.
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BTW, right across Harvard is MIT, and I believe they do not factor legacy admissions. Harvard's loss is MIT's gain, so I doubt there is anything to be unduly concerned about. (not to mention the 7 or so other world class research universities a stone's throw from Harvard Yard.)
Harvard will have to just pull itself together by its bootstraps.
the problem is that ALL the powerful kids are concentrated in select few universities, mostly in the Ivy League, NorthEast US.
If Legacy admissions are eliminated, then the powerful kids will be spread about, IMHO, and the network effects will be spread about.
right now the NorthEast US unduly benefits heavily with the concentration of powerful kids, and the network thereof.
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BTW, right across Harvard is MIT, and I believe they do not factor legacy admissions. Harvard's loss is MIT's gain, so I doubt there is anything to be unduly concerned about. (not to mention the 7 or so other world class research universities a stone's throw from Harvard Yard.)
Harvard will have to just pull itself together by its bootstraps.