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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The overabundance is relevant because a college is only going to take a limited number from each school. And out of the 20 Harvard legacies at Sidwell, the ones at the top of the class will get the limited number of acceptances, and the non-legacies with no hooks haven't got a chance, no matter how good their numbers are.[/quote]
If you're comparing two sufficiently qualified Sidwell applicants who are largely indistinguishable on paper and one is a legacy while the other has no hooks, then yes, I agree that the legacy will get a bump.  But if you have someone with no hooks who's even more qualified (not an athlete, but super-pointy in other ways), I have a hard time believing that they get passed over for a legacy who's qualified but not as strong on paper.[/quote]

Believe it sister. I’m sorry but it’s true. You can’t have Bs or 1300 SATs but if you have mostly As and 1400 SAT scores that makes you qualified under the legacy system. On the flip side you can be Of Asian descent, have a 4.5 GPA and perfect SAT scores and get passed over.[/quote]

NP - Definitely not... Mostly As and 1400 SAT scores are not going to get you into these top schools as a legacy unless you have other really interesting things on your application.  Lots of other kids with perfect scores get passed over too, not just Asians (including legacy kids).[/quote]

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