• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    And that’s why the top-level post was looking exclusively at admission rates for non-legacies, who also get a huge advantage from having rich parents

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      Rich folk are also good at gaming all the other criteria (varsity sports, extracurricular achievements). “opportunity hoarding” I think is the term that’s been used, or resume padding. It’s also about being able to pay full tuition.