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Consider This: Amherst College drops admissions preference for children of alumni

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Amherst College, the elite liberal arts school in western Massachusetts, is dropping its admissions preference for the children of graduates.

It’s a big change in admissions practices, and one that activists have been calling on many schools to make.

Consider This cohost Arun Rath speaks with WBUR reporter Max Larkin for more.

This segment aired on October 27, 2021.

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