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[quote=Anonymous]I did this for grad school, but I was choosing between two schools where two different connections had gone to bat for me.

I have a relative who has tons of money and is a huge donor at two top universities (we are talking buildings names after them).  What I’ve seen happen is that his grandkids who are good students but not stellar get wait listed. ). If the kid decides it’s their first choice, the kid gets in off the wait list.

What I have also seen happen is a pressure for the grand kid to decide how much kid wants to go to the school before even applying. Like, a feeling of, we don’t want to push for you unless it’s at least a first or second choice.

Two of the grandkids were super good students and got in and decided to go to other schools. Family was transparent that might happen.

This is not a direct answer to your question but it perhaps provides some insight - basically the connected relative does try not to burn bridges with the admisssions office. [/quote]

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