By: Imogen Miller '26
If the Supreme Court is looking to eliminate all discrimination, then legacy admissions should not be allowed. In an article for Fortune magazine, Collin Binkley writes that the practice of legacy admissions has been around for generations and plays a big role in Ivy League schools’ selection process. The Supreme Court recently put an end to race based admissions policies, but left room for discussion about legacy admissions. An applicant's last name and financial status should not be a criteria for selection because it disproportionately favors rich white people (Binkley).
Admission into college should be based on achievement and ability, not on where an applicant's parents or grandparents went to school. CNN states that lawyers for Civil Rights, a not-for-profit advocacy group, feels so strongly about this concept that it is suing Harvard to stop the practice (Moges-Gerbi). This is a practical example of the problems with awarding college placement for the financial status acquired by earlier family members. Hopefully, the Supreme Court upholds the Civil Rights Act and puts an end to this discriminatory practice.
Edited by: Thea Fletcher '26, Katarina Radulovic '24, and Ms. Brilliant
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