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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a "big 3" alum and it is shocking how many of the kids were legacies. I knew it'd be high but it's almost 25%!! The other 50% seem to be siblings of older students. It's tough out there to get in without a hook. [/quote]

Only 25%? The southern school I worked at was more like 60%, and even whispering that maybe legacy kids shouldn't be an auto admit was a one-way ticket to being ostracized. I'll never forget the Head of School talking about increasing financial diversity at the school, followed by the director of alumni relations standing up and practically snarling "And what am I supposed to tell my alums when their children can't get in because you want to make room for more [i]financial aid[/i] kids?" I was already considering leaving, but the way she said "financial aid" with such utter disgust and contempt sealed the deal for me. I left at the end of the school year without another job lined up because that was just one example of the toxic, insular culture at that school.[/quote]

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