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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Per capita is completely irrelevant in the context of this discussion.[/quote]
Completely relevant.  
Every private schools discussion is based on per capita to prove this or that school is better. [/quote]
Applicant X (private school) and Applicant Y (public school) are both legacies at the same HYP school. Their stats, extracurriculars, socioeconomic profiles, etc. are exactly the same.

How is any "per capita" difference relevant to whether X or Y has a better chance of being admitted?[/quote]
The small private school will have a de facto ceiling on HYP admits, legacy and non-legacy alike. The small private will both per capita and, likely in real terms, have more legacies. The small private will have both per capita, and possibly in real terms (certainly for the rich kid sports), more recruitable athletes. And the small private will have, both per capita and in real terms, more VIPs.

What does this mean? Being a top stats legacy (non-VIP, non-athlete) from the public is much more desirable than having that status from the private, and the kid is more likely to get in. There is far less competition for the, say, maximum of 4 Harvard slots — one of which will go to an athlete, one to a VIP, one to a first-gen type, and 1 to the top stats legacy (or none, if the VIP type is a legacy to begin with, or if a recruited athlete is also first gen). The public school will have far less likelihood of VIPs, far less likelihood of fencing recruits etc.

Per capita makes a difference for legacy — no question.

Of course, legacy is such a minor hook these days (without big money or VIP status), that the kid is not getting in either way — so what if the kid would have a 15% chance from the public but only 5-10% from the private.

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