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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alum here. With multiple
Other family members who were also alums.

DD applied last year and was rejected. 1470 and 4.35 W at competitive private. Higest rigor. Another double legacy with similar stats and rigor was also rejected. Three other kids with better stats got in.

Legacy isn't enough anymore. You need the grades and the SAT. And/or athletic recruit/FGLI.

[b]Or Maybe if your granddad is friends with the President.... that might still work[/b].

Even the "feeder" schools are no longer a guarantee.

Overall, I'm happy she's at a different school. I was miserable there. She's VERY happy at a different school. 
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No, even the president’s son did not attend Princeton. This kind of thinking doesn’t apply to Princeton. [/quote]

Are you joking?  President Bush's granddaughter was enrolled when I was there, so were members of various royal families and kids of CEOs.  I sincerely doubt they were all 1500+ on their SATs. 
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Author Daniel Golden shows how Al Gore’s son earned a questionable admission to Harvard, and how presidential niece Lauren Bush got into Princeton despite below-average SAT scores, mediocre grades at her Houston prep school and not bothering to apply until a month after the deadline. I’d like to see a working-class kid from South Dallas try that trick…
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