the largest affirmative action program in higher ed by far is for white kids, mostly rich ones
A new study shows how affirmative action for white people works at America's most prestigious university.
That sucks and shouldn’t be allowed.
It's not a surprise the whole "Go to college and set for life" myth was mostly propagated because the people who COULD afford ivy league schools already had jobs lined up because of Nepotism.
Towering intellect *checks notes* Jared Kushner went to Harvard
I remember finding out that the whole college admissions scandal thing was illegal and it blew my mind because colleges have been getting paid off to accept rich kids since always… I was very confused.
…whose parents went to college? I believe the term White was designed for those who didn’t go.
I'd be fascinated to know how it breaks down at smaller institutions too; I was a legacy admit to my small liberal arts college, and I wasn't the only one