by Chris Black
Half of all new white entries to Harvard get in because they are connected Jews or descendants of a few elite white gentile families. Test scores, established ability, etc. make little difference.
The main promise of America, that you can rise out of poverty through hard work and talent, is no longer true for the white majority.
For students such as Ms. Younger, the odds are particularly long. She is a middle-class white female from a public high school in Texas who wants to study business. Each characteristic places her in an overrepresented group, said Sara Harberson, a former admission officer at University of Pennsylvania and now a private college-admissions counselor.
Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were recruited athletes, legacy students, children of faculty and staff, or on the dean’s interest list—applicants whose parents or relatives have donated to Harvard, according to a 2019 study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research.
"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were recruited athletes, legacy students, children of faculty and staff, or on the dean’s interest list—applicants whose parents or relatives have donated to Harvard" t.co/43t56lrCAP
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) April 21, 2022
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