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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]

I am not the PP, but I think what that person is saying is that the legacy parents on this thread might acknowledge there is an advantage privately (and in fact push their kids to use that advantage) but are simultaneously demanding that everyone in the world pretend to their children’s faces that they got in with a level playing field, when of course nothing could be further from the truth.

This thread is full of legacy parents who don’t want their children to hear from anyone ever that legacy gave them a significant boost in admissions. They demand that their children’s peers and others hide the truth and pretend that legacy isn’t a huge advantage. It’s extremely entitled behavior. [/quote]

Spot on. [/quote]

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