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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

BestColleges

A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. Legacy admissions has been highly criticized in recent years, though only a few elite colleges have jettisoned the practice.

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Early Decision is a Racket

Admissions Madness

Early Decision (ED) differs from Early Action (EA) or Priority deadlines because students may only apply to a single ED school. The first early admissions deadlines arose in the 1950s. Yale announced in late 2001 that if Harvard and Princeton discontinued their early deadlines, they would follow suit.