Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard [pdf]
Table 5 and 6.<p>If you&#x27;re a random (non-ALDC) African American in the 30-40% (4th decile) range for academics you have the same chance of getting in as an Asian American in the top 10%. They each have about a 12% chance.<p>&gt; Our model of admissions shows that roughly three quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected if they had been treated as white non-ALDCs.<p>If we&#x27;re looking at how group membership affects acceptance rates, why not ask how many white ALDC admits would get in if treated as African American non-ALDCs?  Why not ask how many Asians would get in if treated like Hispanics?  Why not ask how many African Americans would get in if treated like Asians?  The whole paper looks like a reflection of the cultural value that it&#x27;s a good thing to go after rich white people, a bad thing to go after anybody else.<p>The interesting comparison is in Table 6 Panel B: White LDC vs African American non-LDC.  For the top 60% academically just being black carries about as much advantage as being in the elite 4% (roughly) of white people who have some form of deep connections to the school. If you&#x27;re in the bottom 40% you&#x27;re better off being white with connections.