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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ Once again, for those in the cheap seats: What is Harvard’s legacy admit rate for legacies who are NOT also URM, recruited athletes, and the children of big donors?  It’s not 33%.[/quote]

6 percent acceptance rate for all applicants who are not legacies - URM, athletes, first gen, donors included.  33 percent when the legacy thumb is on the scale - for URM, athletes, donors.

Clearly, legacy still matters whether you want to acknowledge it or not.
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What is the statistic for legacy admissions ALONE (not in conjunction with URM, athlete, and donor)?  And where is the link?  I’m not taking your word for anything.[/quote]

You really want to push back on this legacy hook idea, don’t you?  Acc to the Harvard paper itself, all things being equal, legacy applicants have an appreciable advantage over non-legacy.

But keep your fingers in your ears if you like.  That usually works.
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No, I believe that “all things being equal” legacy status for children of Harvard College graduates confers **some** admissions boost.  I do not believe that boost is a 33% admission rate, without that applicant also having another significant hook.

I appreciate facts.  Your steady drumbeat of Harvard’s supposed 33% legacy admission rate is completely fact-free.  The reason you cannot cite your source is because it doesn’t exist.  There is no available data on legacy admits who are also not URM, athletes, and the children of big donors.

Prove me wrong. Put up or shut up.[/quote]

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