Legacies at Georgetown

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[Post New]07/03/2023 19:01
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Anonymous
Are there statistics on legacy admissions to GU? This was the first school I thought of after hearing about the SC decision.
[Post New]07/03/2023 21:31
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Anonymous
How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?
[Post New]07/03/2023 21:43
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Anonymous
8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.

https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/
[Post New]07/04/2023 08:28
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Anonymous
Is legacy a parent only? Grandparent? For grad school (by the grandparent), too? I’m finding conflicting info.
[Post New]07/04/2023 11:34
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?


X100000

No sense.
[Post New]07/04/2023 16:03
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is legacy a parent only? Grandparent? For grad school (by the grandparent), too? I’m finding conflicting info.


The Georgetown admissions director has been clear on repeated occasions that they look for not only legacy, but legacies who contribute $$. He's made it clear that they look at parents' tendencies to donate to Georgetown before giving a tip to their child. (Other schools probably also do this, but Georgetown is fairly vocal about it.)
[Post New]07/04/2023 16:07
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Anonymous
Know a legacy who was a subpar student at a price, did freshman year at another university, and transferred in sophomore year. Parent engaged alumni/donor and kid's older sibling who was qualified also attended. I think they care but it makes sense. Helps improve yield without them having early decision.
[Post New]07/04/2023 16:07
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Know a legacy who was a subpar student at a price, did freshman year at another university, and transferred in sophomore year. Parent engaged alumni/donor and kid's older sibling who was qualified also attended. I think they care but it makes sense. Helps improve yield without them having early decision.


*at a private
[Post New]07/04/2023 17:02
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Anonymous
My spouse and I are both GU grads, but we aren't donors, so I'm guessing it wouldn't mean much for our kid, but maybe I'm wrong. (Not that it matters; kid doesn't want to go to school where mom and dad went.)
[Post New]07/04/2023 18:31
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?


It is obvious living in this area. There are families where parents went to GU and therefore all the kids go. It seems very obvious in this area.
[Post New]07/04/2023 18:35
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.

https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/


Not cool GU.
[Post New]07/04/2023 21:59
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.

https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/


Not cool GU.


This is true of every school, not sure why OP is singling out one school, unless OP was not accepted (which is likely).
[Post New]07/04/2023 22:03
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My spouse and I are both GU grads, but we aren't donors, so I'm guessing it wouldn't mean much for our kid, but maybe I'm wrong. (Not that it matters; kid doesn't want to go to school where mom and dad went.)


I could have written this myself! Same same same.
[Post New]07/04/2023 22:06
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Anonymous
Legacy preferences won’t be around much longer, folks. Better focus on sports.
[Post New]07/04/2023 22:46
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Anonymous
The lawsuits filed this week were addressing white legacies at Harvard.

Hopkins already did away with legacy - my lucky kids…not.
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