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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a legacy kid at Princeton. Should probably not assume anything about their qualifications, as this kid had single-sitting 36/4.0 in high school and has one A- at Princeton in a rigorous major. This kid can compete with anyone and don't see why given equivalent stats, a university should be criticized for admitting them. This is anecdotal of course, but my point is don't assume.[/quote]
Aren’t you then “assuming” your legacy kid would have gotten in as a non-legacy?[/quote]
+1 my magnet kid took the SAT once, and one practice SAT.  1580.  4.95 wGPA, 4.0 uwGPA, is the type of kid who can finish a 45min math test in 15min without studying for it.

Rejected at  T20s that he applied to.

Don't assume your kid could've got in without legacy.[/quote]

Not assuming they would have been admitted at all, and there's really no way to interrogate that situation. The only assumption I'm asking you to NOT make is that my kid is somehow less qualified than the entire pool of candidates just because they are a legacy. Objectively, this is not the case as they had perfect scores, and enough ECs to support. I'm essentially just pointing out that there is potential for a logical fallacy here, given that no one has all the information, and the conventional wisdom seems to be that legacies are somehow "less than". [/quote]

The mere point that you feel the point out that they are not "less than" shows that you are out of touch with reality of so many other perfect stats kids. How about be just own it and be humble and grateful for the leg up your child had at your alma mater. Legacy/VIP parents brining up how great their kids' stats are and how they are succeeding just rubs salt in the wound. And yes - some legacy have lower stats ..... so you just need to live with whatever people think. If you care so much about whether people will assume "to lesser" - then feel free to try have your children take a shot in the regular pool and attend a non-legacy school.    [/quote]

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