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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, anyone who thinks that there's zero difference in the quality of the average applicant from the legacy and non-legacy pools is delusional.[/quote]

I agree.  Legacy applicants are better.

"Amy Reitz, general manager of Intersect, a division of Hobsons, said the data raise interesting ideas but do not demonstrate the kind of bias many assume exists -- at least on a national level.

"There may be an underlying correlation regarding parent education and how that manifests itself in student performance," she said via email. "But by and large, the data appears to be indicating that admission of legacy applicants based on qualifications is in line with nonlegacy applicants. If anything, we’re seeing overrepresentation of overqualified applicants -- [b]meaning legacy applicants are more likely to be academically overqualified for the same institution their parent(s) attended than the general population[/b]."

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/08/21/data-provide-insights-advantages-and-qualifications-legacy-applicants

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