There might be a better way for colleges to honor legacies without giving them preference in admissions

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The bad math behind Harvard's refusal to do away with legacy admissions

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The explosion of endowments at elite colleges has allowed many forward-looking schools to drop their legacy admissions preference with no signs of financial suffering.

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