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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But legacy matters, right?  It matters in private school admissions (legacy of that school and/or a highly-ranked college/uni). It matters in college admissions. As a PP said, there are plenty of equally qualified applicants who don’t get the legacy thumb on the scale. If these smart legacies were in the same bucket of unhooked applicants, their odds would be lower.

Who gets into the schools with no legacy hook?[/quote]
 Legacy does not matter nearly as much in college admissions as it does in the small and insignificant world of DC area private schools. Seriously get a grip.
If the kid is a super star and has legacy status that might help, but it doesn't just "get them in", like in private K-12 schools. 
The world is a big place.[/quote]

You are misinformed. Their application literally goes in a different pile so yes it does help them because they are viewed in a completely different way as pp said. They are clearly smart but so are thousands of other kids that don’t get admitted with same stats. [/quote]

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