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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But to answer the question, for some lesser known schools, being a legacy (but not giving money) might be an advantage (stats otherwise being acceptable) because the school thinks perhaps admission may make you give more money.

But in general for the more elite schools, yes, they want to see substantial giving. A history of it. Seven figures or a building-sized gift.[/quote]

Being a legacy but not giving money can help at MANY schools, not just lesser known ones. T[b]he case against Harvard revealed that the legacy admission rate was above 30%.
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[b]OK, but my high-stats kid was applying to Harvard and got a soft rejection.  We were told seven figures.  We gave - oh - maybe 1 figure[/quote][/b]

Oh, forgot to mention.  Legacy at Harvard.  Double legacy at Yale.  Faculty assistance at Princeton.  No big money donations = soft rejection everywhere.[/quote]

how could a kid be a legacy at Harvard and double legacy at Yale? by double legacy do you mean parent/grandparent?[/quote]

It could be one parent graduated from Harvard and the other parent went to Yale as an undergrad and then to the law school. [/quote]

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