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[quote=Anonymous][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]

The Princetonian sometimes publishes academic surveys of its graduating class. Legacies have significantly higher stats than the non legacy students. I'm not sure why anyone is surprised they get accepted at higher rates even without a legacy preference. Also, 2018 is well before SFFA and before public scrutiny and criticism of legacy. [/quote]

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