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Linda McMahon: “Harvard was not admitting students on merit, but really…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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EXCLUSIVE: Linda McMahon Confirms Deal With Harvard Is Close

Published | Video Starts at 18:47

And so I think a proper vetting of those students before they come and to make sure that they come in on merit, which was a lot that took place in the Students v. Harvard case, in which Harvard was not admitting students on merit, but really almost on a quota system. And so that's another thing we want to avoid. You've been doing a couple tours around the country, visited a lot of states. (18:47–18:55)

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Asserts that Harvard University was using a quota system rather than merit for student admissions.

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