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I support this in principle, but as the parent of a high school senior -- North Main Hokie 08/01/2023 3:40PM Yeah, I have a high school senior as well and hoping they keep it -- BocaHoo91 08/01/2023 4:19PM Look on the bright side. Maybe they saved your senior -- SixerHoo 08/01/2023 4:15PM Hokie Nation gene pool diversification ** -- Hoo TV 08/01/2023 4:19PM LOL -- North Main Hokie 08/01/2023 4:19PM Good for you guys. Public institutions should not have legacy admissions. ** -- Blah 08/01/2023 3:11PM Disagree - no reason they shouldn't IMO. Its not some accross the board -- RML Hoos 08/01/2023 3:45PM Right, but it's a boost in admissions to legacies for some kids at EVERY -- BocaHoo91 08/01/2023 4:06PM Exactly. Of course a school wants legacy students. To connect with -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 4:03PM I kinda think of it like the VAF reseating debacle 15+ years ago. -- RML Hoos 08/01/2023 4:11PM Disagree with your disagree! Kids end up loving wherever they go to school -- 81_Hokie 08/01/2023 4:00PM It's not for a better student. -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 4:06PM Dumb argument. Hokie whoever does get in will. It's a wash ** -- 81_Hokie 08/01/2023 4:30PM I’ll keep giving even if my daughter doesn’t get into Tech -- North Main Hokie 08/01/2023 4:23PM It's not if they don't get in, it's if they reject them over -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 4:27PM UVA generally admits between 15-20% of applicants -- Fuzzy Dunlop 08/01/2023 5:01PM This is awful. ** -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 5:20PM Well, the alternative is becoming less selective ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 08/02/2023 09:42AM If you donate some $$, alumni or not,I imagine your kid still gets a leg up -- JMHoo 08/01/2023 3:54PM A rare time when I agree with JMHoo. ** -- HoosWillWin 08/01/2023 4:24PM I think he's wrong though. At the elite schools, unless your check -- BocaHoo91 08/01/2023 4:29PM I think the amount of money you have to donate to get your kid a leg up -- BocaHoo91 08/01/2023 4:06PM That's fine. You're okay with special situation for admission. There's ... -- Blah 08/01/2023 3:51PM Is Tech complying with the supreme court to not racially discriminate -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 3:02PM Yes -- North Main Hokie 08/01/2023 3:39PM Interesting. -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 3:56PM Not sure...both schools are fairly even on diversity by race...UVA with a -- Tuckahokie 08/01/2023 3:14PM This is irrelevant and doesn't go to answering the question. -- ryno hoo 08/01/2023 3:25PM
