Will Top Schools Continue ‘Legacy’ Admission Preferences? Many Say Yes.

Many big-name colleges will continue to boost applications from children of their alumni, despite intense scrutiny of so-called “legacy” preferences from government officials and others after a landmark court ruling against race-based affirmative action. Yale, Cornell, Duke, Brown, Vanderbilt and Emory universities, as well as the University of Pennsylvania, all confirmed this week that they would consider the legacy ties of high school seniors who apply to enter next fall.