system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: Legacy admissions to colleges and any other preferential treatment due to being associated with someone famous or someone that works their is unfair

I mean this is not a rant.

I feel that legacy admissions are a bit unfair sometimes. Since oftentimes (if not always) the legacy admissions policy gives preferential treatment to the poor 2.0 student that didn't give a shit in high school over a straight A high school valedictorian all because the 2.0 student is a son of a alumni to the institution and the A student isn't. This is especially unfair when the admissions to the college is very competitive.

It's said that 69% of students agree that legacy admissions is not fair, and 58% of legacy students say that legacy admissions are unfair.

I mean I don't see how being the song or daughter of a alumnus makes your more deserving of admittance to top institutions.  Also, some people have a higher chance to get admitted all because they have a relative or friend that works at the university. This is also not fair since it's anti-meritocratic in a situation that's supposed to be meritocratic.
gpt
Legacy admissions are a significant fundraising tool for the school. Many alumni donate to the school knowing that there’s an increased chance that their kids will go there. Without legacy admissions, there would be less money for financial aid, ironically making it *harder* to admit the most deserving students.

If a few legacy admits each year fund a significant amount of financial aid, that seems like a good trade-off.