A recent lawsuit against Harvard College alleges that its admissions procedures covertly discriminate against Asian-American candidates. This lawsuit has national importance because the admission procedures at Harvard are very much like those used at other elite schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/us/harvard-trial-college-admissions.html?ref=oembed Discovery in the case has revealed that there is more than one path to admission to Harvard College. There is the official procedure that looks at a whole raft of factors (including race) in judging candidates in hope of obtaining a class made up of excellent students, many from minority backgrounds. But another less publicized path gives special weight to whether the applicant is a relative of an alumnus—these applicants are called “legacy” candidates. A third road to acceptance considers the applications of the sons and daughters of large donors to the…
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