Following the Supreme Court ruling that eliminates the use of affirmative action, legacy admission practices at highly selective universities are under intense scrutiny.
SALT LAKE CITY — Following a recent Supreme Court ruling that effectively
When asked about giving legacy students preference in college admission, 70% of Utahns responding to a recent Deseret News/University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics poll said they oppose the practice. Slightly more than a quarter — 26% — said they approve while 4% said they did not know. Dayanara Zarate, a first-year student at the U. studying pre-nursing, said she believes the university makes significant efforts to make admission accessible to a wide array of students "but I've definitely felt the pressure and the hardness of just trying to compete with other people who come from a background that has a college education."
While the poll revealed widespread opposition to legacy playing a role in college admission decisions, those most opposed were respondents ages 24-40, those who identified as somewhat liberal, women and those earning $25,000 to $49,000 annually. The least amount of opposition was among Utahns age 57 and up, although 65% said they strongly or somewhat disapproved of legacy admissions.
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