How much of a bump do you get from legacy or athletic recruit status?

[Anonymous]

I know they are different, but wondering how much legacy (one parent, not both) or athletic recruit status helps.

[Anonymous]

What type of school? Ivy has something called the Ivy index. You must get those grades to be admitted but you must be a top 1% athlete.

[Anonymous]

Harvard has 42% legacy admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvard has 42% legacy admits.

They also have many more legacy applicants than they can admit, so it is a potential bump but in raw numbers, not that big. Also, there are alumni and then there are alumni. How much and how often has the alum donated to the school or come back for reunions etc.

Athletes have a bigger bump if the coach wants them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What type of school? Ivy has something called the Ivy index. You must get those grades to be admitted but you must be a top 1% athlete.

NO .. top 1% athletes go to big sports schools - seriously

[Anonymous]

If you are being recruited by the coach, it’s pretty much a separate list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard has 42% legacy admits.

They also have many more legacy applicants than they can admit, so it is a potential bump but in raw numbers, not that big. Also, there are alumni and then there are alumni. How much and how often has the alum donated to the school or come back for reunions etc.

Athletes have a bigger bump if the coach wants them.

It means more seats set aside for a smaller pool of applicants, as opposed to the largest part of the applicant pool fighting for the left over seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are being recruited by the coach, it’s pretty much a separate list.

Yes, it is. But also, the number of recruited seats per sport is relatively small, and the number of people trying to get noticed for them is pretty big. So it is a huge boost, but you aren't alone in trying to get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know they are different, but wondering how much legacy (one parent, not both) or athletic recruit status helps.

OP- For legacy status or athletic recruit it would be for a top SLAC (Williams, Amherst, Pomona). For athletic recruit, the athlete would be very good (national tournaments, etc.). Maybe not a top pick, but would definitely get playing time freshman year and be an asset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know they are different, but wondering how much legacy (one parent, not both) or athletic recruit status helps.

OP- For legacy status or athletic recruit it would be for a top SLAC (Williams, Amherst, Pomona). For athletic recruit, the athlete would be very good (national tournaments, etc.). Maybe not a top pick, but would definitely get playing time freshman year and be an asset.

Went I meant was, coach would want them but wouldn’t be the top recruit.

[Anonymous]

My DS is a recruited athlete at a very well known Ivy. DS had a GPA of 3.4 with 1280 on the SAT. He is in his 2nd year at Ivy. He is not URM with no legacy.

[Anonymous]

Recruited athletes are only competing with other recruited athletes. The school needs to fill teams with athletes so basically they are in their own pool of applicants. So for example a school is looking at 5 people for 1 position, they have a ranked list of who is most desirable. As the potential recruit you would want to know where you are on that list. If you are ranked 5 then you have to hope the other 4 pick a different school or are disqualified for some reason.

[Anonymous]

Amherst got rid of the legacy preference a year or two ago, so no bump there.

[Anonymous]

Pomona is not at the same level as the other two in terms of athletics, I would say being a recruit there may not be as big a boost of the grades, test scores, etc. . . Are not there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is a recruited athlete at a very well known Ivy. DS had a GPA of 3.4 with 1280 on the SAT. He is in his 2nd year at Ivy. He is not URM with no legacy.

But he is white and from a rural area.