Legacy students no longer have an advantage at Stanford and other private California colleges
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a ban on legacy preference in admissions at all private schools in the state, including Stanford and USC. Gavin Newsom announced a ban on legacy preference in private-college admissions. California is the second state to ban the practice at private colleges. Legacy preference has been under scrutiny since the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action. Students can no longer use their legacy connections to help them get accepted to prestigious California schools like Stanford.Following the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action last summer that prohibited schools from considering race in college admissions, the admissions practices of colleges across the country have come under increased scrutiny, with legacy preference at the center of the conversation.Colleges have long used the admission of legacy students to ensure continued donations to support their endowments.However, some colleges have taken proactive steps over the past decade to ban legacy preference in their admissions practices.