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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the world of insanely competitive admissions, it is only rational to choose to apply where one's parents attended if a kid wants to go to a really selective school and is otherwise qualified and loves the school. Our kid was just accepted ED at my alma mater (Williams/Amherst/Swarthmore) and is not an athlete but otherwise had the grades, scores, great EC's, etc. - but yes, these schools are near impossible admits. Why wouldn't they have chosen to apply to the one I attended for the legacy boost? We are ignoring the few smarmy legacy comments because who cares. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s a bad idea and agree it’s rational. But people shouldn’t pretend that it doesn’t grant a huge advantage, either.[/quote]

Can you read? The poster literally wrote “ Why wouldn't they have chosen to apply to the one I attended for the legacy boost?”  You think they’d say that if they didn’t know it granted an advantage? [/quote]

Can you? I said “people shouldn’t pretend,” not PP in particular, since there are plenty of people trying to downplay it here.

Then there’s you, just flying off the handle at everyone on this thread like a completely unhinged nutcase. All the legacy preferences in the world can’t make you a normal person.[/quote]

PP is part of “people”.  That’s how the word works.

Maybe I’m not normal in your eyes but I also don’t try to make other kids ashamed because I failed my own kids.  [/quote]

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