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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is an overabundance of not just Harvard, but any top college, legacies, so it is very, very difficult for a non-legacy to get admitted. I know a kid at a top 3 whose parents went to Harvard and Yale, but didn't even bother applying EA to either one because there was so much competition within the class for those spots. So the kid applied early to another top 20 school and was admitted, and now can enjoy the rest of senior year. [/quote]
So much to unpack in here.  This kid who didn't apply EA to Harvard and Yale, would he or she have been competitive enough to get into either school during the regular admissions cycle?  If so, why (with his or her legacy status) didn't they bother waiting?  Did this kid even want to go to Harvard or Yale?

And why is the supposed overabundance of "top college legacies" in private schools even relevant?  [b]There are even more top college legacies in all the public schools combined around here[/b].[/quote]

And the public school kids - unless they're at a selective magnet - have even a smaller chance of getting into a top school.
Have you looked at the Arlington college matriculation stats? You're going to tell me there are no HYP legacies in Arlington?
https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/college-admissions-a-snapshot/

The overabundance is relevant because a college is only going to take a limited number from each school. And out of the 20 Harvard legacies at Sidwell, the ones at the top of the class will get the limited number of acceptances, and the non-legacies with no hooks haven't got a chance, no matter how good their numbers are.

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