Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision ...

With three weeks to go before California's ban on legacy and donor admissions takes effect at private universities that ...

Stanford will forgo Cal Grants to keep legacy admissions considerations in place despite California’s new statewide ban.

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stanford University will require applicants to submit standardized test scores in its fall 2026 admissions process. It will also continue legacy ...

Legacy admissions are under scrutiny after the undoing of affirmative action in college admissions. New data shows, for the first time, how widespread the practice may be. Nearly 600 colleges ...

Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school’s alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court found (to no one’s surprise) that colleges and universities could not use a race-based approach in their admissions process, the long-standing attack on legacy ad… ...

Legacy admissions, also known as legacy preferences or alumni connections, refers to a boost in a prospective student’s odds of admission to a college just because the applicant is related to an ...

Legacy status played a “negligible role” in admissions, Michael S. Roth, Wesleyan’s president, said in an interview. But, he added, the practice was becoming a distraction and “a sign of ...

Stanford University will continue considering legacy status in admissions through fall 2026, despite California’s ban on ...