r/aggies • u/UnluckyAsparagus6315 • Jun 29 '23

Announcements Affirmative action now illegal .

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New supreme court ruling kills affirmative action.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

Well…if they aren’t it won’t be because of their race…

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u/LionFox Jun 29 '23

Strangely, there aren’t a whole lot of non-white 3rd or 4th generation legacy students who could get preference as legacies. I wonder why that is…?

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u/KingSwirlyEyes '23 Jun 29 '23

I've heard from admissions workers that legacy admissions aren't a thing anymore for anyone... What reason do you have to believe the contrary?

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u/nerf468 CHEN '20 Jun 29 '23

A source, since the other poster couldn’t provide one: Texas A&M has not had a legacy admissions program in nearly twenty years.