In a statement to the university community, Wesleyan president Michael Roth said the school would be eliminating legacy admissions in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action last month."In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action, we believe it important to formally end admission preference for 'legacy applicants,'" Roth said.
The practice of admitting students to universities due to their familial connections to the institution has drawn renewed scrutiny following the Supreme Court's ruling, which barred schools from considering a student's race when making admissions decisions. Critics have noted that, much like race-based admissions, legacy admissions reward applicants for characteristics beyond their control.
"It is important to underscore that Wesleyan has never fixated on a checked box indicating a student’s racial identification or family affiliations," he said."We have long taken an individualized, holistic view of an applicant’s lived experience — as seen through the college essay, high school record, letters of recommendation, and interactions with our community.
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