Oct 25, 2021, 4:21 PM
(From Time) Since Johns Hopkins University stopped giving admissions preference to children of alumni seven years ago, colleges have increasingly being called on to rethink the merits of the practice – and some colleges are beginning to heed those calls. Amherst College is the latest to announce it will no longer give admissions preference to the children of alumni. The liberal arts college said it's dropping legacy admissions to create a fairer admissions system and to promote diversity on campus. In the past, children of alumni have made up 11% of incoming students at the college of 1,700 students. Amherst's decision comes weeks after Colorado legislators announced banned legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.
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