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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Princeton states that they use legacy status as a tiebreaker only, and that is affected something like 21 applications last year. It isn’t the large boost it is at some schools.[/quote] According to an essay by Princeton professor Shamus Khan published in The New York Times in July, the University accepted around 30% of applicants with a legacy connection in 2018, compared to 5% of applicants overall. I suppose you could argue that the legacy applicants are far more superior due to some genetic advantage and socio-economic privilege that comes from having wealthy Princetonian parents, but an admit rate 6x higher seems more than simply a "tiebreaker."[/quote]
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