Calixthe<p><span>I don't think very many people understand just how many students are admitted via legacy admissions to schools like </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Yale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a><span> . <br><br>Over 10% of their freshman class were </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/legacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legacy</a><span> admits. <br><br>Anyone who has attended </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Yale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a><span> [for example] will tell you that there are plenty of ways to coast as a legacy admit. <br><br>The "gentleman's C" is a real thing. <br><br>As are pass/fail classes...<br><br></span><a href="https://advising.yalecollege.yale.edu/courses-majors/creditdfail-option#:~:text=of%20key%20sections.-,The%20Credit%2FD%2FFail%20option,as%20reported%20by%20the%20instructor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://advising.yalecollege.yale.edu/courses-majors/creditdfail-option#:~:text=of%20key%20sections.-,The%20Credit%2FD%2FFail%20option,as%20reported%20by%20the%20instructor</a><span>.<br><br>And Yale's very generous reading period:<br></span><a href="https://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/academic-regulations/reading-period-final-examination-period/#:~:text=Reading%20period%20The%20Yale%20College,and%20prepare%20for%20final%20examinations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/academic-regulations/reading-period-final-examination-period/#:~:text=Reading%20period%20The%20Yale%20College,and%20prepare%20for%20final%20examinations</a><span>.<br><br>In the meantime, </span><b><span>we</span></b><span> already know how </span><b><span>we</span></b><span> have to move in order to achieve anything in this country. That has not changed. </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/TwiceAsGood" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TwiceAsGood</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/23/elite-schools-ivy-league-legacy-admissions-harvard-wealthier-whiter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/23/elite-schools-ivy-league-legacy-admissions-harvard-wealthier-whiter</a><span><br><br>Life will go on as usual.<br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackTwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackTwitter</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/WokeAF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WokeAF</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/StayWoke" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StayWoke</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/WorkWorkWork" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkWorkWork</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/WorkForTheNightIsComing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkForTheNightIsComing</a><span><br><br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://universeodon.com/users/cathyginter/statuses/110629598177395737" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://universeodon.com/users/cathyginter/statuses/110629598177395737</a></p>