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Friday, August 15, 2008

UF, 2 others use 'dirty little secret' for alums' kids, Palm Beach Post

By Kimberly Miller
August 10, 2008


The children of University of Florida alumni were more likely to be accepted to the school this year than their non-Gator-related peers.

One reason: legacy, an admissions policy that some education experts call the "dirty little secret" in public university enrollment offices and one that three Florida schools use.

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