Yale Admissions

[Anonymous]

in our experience, it is all about legacy BUT only for those who have given 7 to 8 figures, which we could not. So triple legacy kid with the requisite stats and ECS was waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

[Anonymous]

You people need to get out more. Plenty of kids getting in who aren’t hooked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

I had multiple Asian American kids get into my HYP alma mater after we donated less than five figures over the years. You can make all the excuses you want but your kid had multiple hooks and still didn’t get in.

We know plenty of HYP alums who saw their kids admitted and rejected. It’s completely unrelated to donations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

My kid is at Yale and I can attest that there are plenty of white and Asian kids from privileged backgrounds walking around campus

[Anonymous]

While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

[Anonymous]

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While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

[Anonymous]

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While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

True. I meant in the DC area though. At least in our school, nearly every admit is a legacy. Those that aren't are URM. End of story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

Sounds like he should be blaming his parents for not using their Ivy League degrees to get rich enough to buy his way in...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

Sounds like he should be blaming his parents for not using their Ivy League degrees to get rich enough to buy his way in...

Hahahahahahaha..

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

Sounds like he should be blaming his parents for not using their Ivy League degrees to get rich enough to buy his way in...

Maybe you need to know more about legacy admissions to ivy schools before you judge. there is a quid pro quo and a lot of grads (MINORITY) URm! cannot afford the costs to participate!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

Sounds like he should be blaming his parents for not using their Ivy League degrees to get rich enough to buy his way in...

Hahahahahahaha..

why do you think that is remotely funny? Many of us went to HYP but can't afford it ($80=$90K a year, and of course no scholarships for us) and we CANNOT afford the kind of donation to the school that makes legacy worthwhile! how do you not know this? Ask ANY parent in a private NYC school what the donation level is expected of legacies to make it work for their kids! It is always 7 to 8 digit donations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

Sounds like he should be blaming his parents for not using their Ivy League degrees to get rich enough to buy his way in...

Hahahahahahaha..

why do you think that is remotely funny? Many of us went to HYP but can't afford it ($80=$90K a year, and of course no scholarships for us) and we CANNOT afford the kind of donation to the school that makes legacy worthwhile! how do you not know this? Ask ANY parent in a private NYC school what the donation level is expected of legacies to make it work for their kids! It is always 7 to 8 digit donations.

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You can ask me. It does not.