> By
> legacy preferences, I mean the sort whereby a half-educated
> nitwit can be admitted into an Ivy League institution like
> Yale, simply because his dad and granddad were graduates
> of that institution.
>
Just for the sake of precision, half-educated nitwits whose parents went to Ivy League institutions are not guaranteed admission. First they have to apply. I am not up on Yale, but at Princeton offspring of alumni have only about double the odds of beign admitted compared to non-alumni applicants.
About 1 of 5 legacy applicants is admitted.
About 1 of 10 or 1 of 12 people from the rest of the pool is admitted.
As far as Bush, the more important question is how quickly he will manage to undo the effect of ousting Lott...
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