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Old 10-01-2008, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 732002 View Post
McCain is a Annapolis legacy student.

Without his dad and grandfather he would likely not have
been accepted. His class ranking was 5th from the bottom
and he got to fly jet fighters.

Affirmative action and legacy admissions both discriminate.
Somebody has to be 5th from bottom. Reckon they're all legacies, too?

Also, even if you're a legacy, in the service academies you still have to pass the entrance exams. The legacy thing gets you a leg-up afterward.

Finally, do you think his dad's having been a legacy is why he was an outstanding naval officer? Or was it despite having been a legacy?

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