Harvard wouldn't be in this mess if they just give up the bullshit myth that it is at all a meritocracy. They should just have a fixed admissions ratios:
- X% of seats for children of wealthy alumni, to maintain their alumni and donor network.
- Y% of seats based on academic or artistic merit: to maintain their brand. Sure, throw sports in there if you insist.
- Z% of seats by pure lottery. This helps Harvard mitigate any population skew introduced by X% and Y%.
They can tell anybody who doesn't like it to go fuck themselves. No more pretending to be fair and all that bullshit.
- X% of seats for children of wealthy alumni, to maintain their alumni and donor network.
- Y% of seats based on academic or artistic merit: to maintain their brand. Sure, throw sports in there if you insist.
- Z% of seats by pure lottery. This helps Harvard mitigate any population skew introduced by X% and Y%.
They can tell anybody who doesn't like it to go fuck themselves. No more pretending to be fair and all that bullshit.