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

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Curious on thoughts if legacy is grandparent (donor) rather than parent, assuming applicant is in top 25% for scores and gpa? For a top 15 SLAC.

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

Are you kidding? It is everything this year.

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All the Dartmouth legacies I know are getting in this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Legacy doesn't matter much if the parents aren't donors. Some schools consider a boost for engaged, small time donors, but a lot only care if the parents are big donors. Sister and husband donated 5k a year to an Ivy and kid was deferred then rejected. Ended up at UVA.

Legacy with a 3.9+ and at least median test score will get you in most T15s as a legacy

but you have to be at 50% or higher on test scores

Hmmm, maybe DH, who is a T3 SLAC alum, has a lot of classmates with kids with lower GPAs, but there are not a ton of kid admits from his peer group. And they grouse.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious on thoughts if legacy is grandparent (donor) rather than parent, assuming applicant is in top 25% for scores and gpa? For a top 15 SLAC.

Probably good chance. Will say that a kid with loaded grandparents (like recognizable loaded - like buildings named after them at a few other unis) and those stats/scores was deferred at a T10, then didn't get off till a month after RDs came out. The schools were in T20, but he was very set on this particular school. Got lucky.

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

I’m the OP and luckily I went to Williams. Hopefully my kids can take advantage of the legacy preference before that’s eliminated (as I’m sure it will be).

I think the other schools might realize it's better not to make the fact a "policy" but since they are all about equity my dc legacy at bowdoin. 4.0 gpa /9 APS deferred.

this cycle?

yup

yikes, sorry - have they landed somewhere yet?

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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.

What sport?

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What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

Right.

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My kid with good stats and good ECs did not get in ED1 as a legacy to a T30 school (non-Ivy).

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Anonymous wrote:My kid with good stats and good ECs did not get in ED1 as a legacy to a T30 school (non-Ivy).

Rejected or deferred? This cycle?

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At my private, a legacy isn't really much of a legacy without large donations I heard.

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DC wanted Swarthmore ( one parent is an alum), but ended up at Brown ( where the other parent is an alum). Both schools get the same amount in donations every year.
Kid’s stats and testing were in range for both schools.
Our take home - Ivy legacy matters more than Swat…

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

Yep. Basketball and football recruited athletes barely have to graduate high school. USC (the one in California) has a 12% admit rate. If Lincoln Riley wants a player, USC is going to get him in. Same with Duke, which has a 6% admit rate. I don't know anything about fencing at Harvard, but my guess is if you're a fencer and want to go to Harvard, you probably need to be in their range of admitted students - you aren't getting in with a 2.0 GPA and a 820 SAT. If the coach tags you as a recruit, and you pass a pre-read, you're a "guaranteed" admit.

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Anonymous wrote:DC wanted Swarthmore ( one parent is an alum), but ended up at Brown ( where the other parent is an alum). Both schools get the same amount in donations every year.
Kid’s stats and testing were in range for both schools.
Our take home - Ivy legacy matters more than Swat…

Eh, I know a # of Brown alum with academically strong DCs and deferred/rejected Brown in ED.