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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you linked to is not helpful.

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Seventy-four percent of respondents who reported having at least one parent who attended the College said that they were accepted early to Harvard. By comparison, 56 percent of all respondents said they were admitted early.[/quote]

Not helpful only if you want to ignore facts.  Legacy admits had on average 50 point higher SATs.  Where is the lowering of the bar that everyone refers to?[/quote]

Citation, please?[/quote]

Go to the beginning of the thread and click on the link.  See SAT by Legacy Status.[/quote]

Most applicants to Harvard have great SAT scores. The legacy advantage is that you lead little more than top grades and top SAT scores to get in. Non-legacies need exceptional accomplishments in addition to great test scores and a great gpa. Isn't this common knowledge?

Also, note that only 70% of the class responded. Surely less qualified, hooked students would be less likely to want to participate in a survey like this. This data isn't reliable. [/quote]

Really, you think that the sign of the legacy versus non-legacy result would switch if they captured data on the other 30%?  You are reaching, my friend.  So you think that the majority of the legacy candidates are nothing more than cardboard cutouts with high grades and SAT scores?  Dream on![/quote]

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