The original lawsuit named 16 schools: Yale University, Columbia University, Duke University, Brown University, Emory University, Georgetown University, California Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Notre Dame, Rice University, and the University of Chicago. Johns Hopkins University was later added to the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs say the schools have admissions policies that disregard applicants' financial circumstances, but ultimately break the law by taking into account students' family income.
Georgetown University, for example, has been accused of compiling an annual “preferences” list of about 80 applicants, including information about their parents, income, and past donations. The list does not include information about the applicants’ transcripts, teacher recommendations, or essays.
MIT and several Ivy League schools were named in the lawsuit. (Photo: MIT)
The alumni also accused the 17 schools of colluding to limit financial aid packages for middle-class and working-class students.
The schools named in the lawsuit, however, have denied and sought to dismiss the lawsuit. They say they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in financial aid on students and have recently significantly expanded support for low-income students.
In a statement, the University of Pennsylvania said the lawsuit was “baseless” and that “the evidence in the complaint makes clear that the school does not favor admissions to students whose families donate.” The school, along with Cornell University and Georgetown University, said the students’ estimates of losses were “fundamentally unreliable,” according to the Washington Post.
Georgetown University spokeswoman Meghan Dubyak also said the school disagrees with the complaints from students and alumni and will continue to defend itself.
“We believe the school has acted responsibly and has always aimed to only recruit students who have the potential to develop, contribute and strengthen the school community,” the spokesperson said.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hon-224-000-sinh-vien-nop-don-kien-17-dai-hoc-my-ar914591.html
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