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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The answer, of course, is that if you are truly a legacy and truly give every year, that will be noted by the admissions committee.  How much of an edge will be determined by how far one's DH has taken that STA education (money, power, fame, or not) and by how much is actually donated every year (if one is of means, and they're just throwing in nominal sums as a place holder, that of course doesn't quite count in the same way that throwing in enough funds that the new athletic field will be adorned with your last name).[/quote]
What's your basis for these statements?  Do you have any particular insider knowledge about StA or any other school, or is this just your more generalized understanding of how admissions often works?

(Note that I'm not saying you're wrong or mistaken; in fact, I suspect you're right.  But I'm just curious about what support you may have for these statements.)[/quote]

This may just be common sense.

All Big 3 and other applications specifically ask you whether you, or anyone in your family, has gone to the school in question.  They must do this because they are interested in giving a legacy, or something close, a bit of a boost.  On the other hand, if you, or anyone else in your family, did not do well at the school, or just as important, isn't doing particularly well now (meausred by, yes, money, power, fame), common sense suggests that the admissions committee would not want to make the same mistake twice.

As for money donated, all the Big 3 schools have fundraising professionals on staff.  It would defy common sense not to cross-reference applicants with donors.

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