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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure about Harvard, but we have a family member who works in admissions at Yale. He said these days legacy only matters if you’re a huge donor as well. FWIW.[/quote] Depends on what you call a "huge donor." This paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores. Most families at GDS are in the top 1%. https://www.nber.org/papers/w31492 Amid widespread attention to legacy preferences in the admissions process, Chetty revealed that the advantage given to children of alumni is not uniform across the board. Chetty’s paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores.[/quote]
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