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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?[/quote]

Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.[/quote]

[b]No they don't. [/b]Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%.  Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.

Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.

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Correct. Brown's is statistically a non-advantage.  It's 8% which is the same as 'non-legacy' schools.

[u]On the other hand, look at these legacy numbers:[/u]

Vanderbilt 31%
Princeton legacy 31%
Georgetown legacy 12%
Harvard 34%
Yale 14%
Stanford 14%
Northwestern 10%[/quote]

These legacy numbers are incorrect. Harvard is about 12 percent; Vanderbilt is about 14 percent.

Statistically, your odds are better if you're a first generation applicant. Legacy is a very minor boost at the top schools these days. It's helpful in a tie-breaker situation, but it doesn't move the dial like it did 30 years ago. [/quote]

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