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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and your kids are legacy so roughly 3x the acceptance rate for unhooked kids.

So .. your kids have roughly the same chances at Harvard as they do at Tufts. And they're not pulling that off? Ouch[/quote]

[b]You can't quote the 3x acceptance rate without stats.[/b] The truth is that the high stats kid also has legacy preference.

Legacy preference will NOT make up for low stats. The tufts comparison isn't accurate.

The legacy kids who are getting in are equally qualified as the non legacy kids, the hook won't make up for a low gpa or class rank, but it will differentiate them from someone who is equally qualified.  But in an applicant pool like these, they are ALL equally qualified. [/quote]

you're right. it's[b] 4x as likely [/b]with slightly better stats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/upshot/ivy-league-legacy-admissions.html[/quote]

The truth is no one really knows. Also, another truth is some (not all) legacy kids are well qualified and could have been admitted without legacy. Doesn't this make sense? Kids of double legacy Harvard - why wouldn't they have a shot at Harvard if they have the academics + ECs + talents? Makes perfect sense to me. [/quote]

#1 show me the evidence!
#2 here's the evidence 
#1 the truth is no one really knows.

LOL![/quote]

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