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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The jealousy of legacies here is off the charts and sad. They are only viewed in a bad way and no one can admit that there are greater than zero legacies who are really smart and "deserve" to be there regardless of their parents. Smart people have smart kids, full stop. I went to an Ivy+ (not as a legacy) and the smartest person I knew was a legacy. Enrolled a year younger than the rest of us (turned 21 after we graduated). 4.0 in STEM. Now making a fortune in corporate America. Should they feel inferior because some DCUM losers say so?

Perhaps people could channel their energy towards parenting and doing good deeds for society rather than whining and jealousy. It is not a good look.[/quote]

No one is saying OP's kid isn't smart, didn't work hard or didn't have the stats.  OP is demanding that the rest of the applicants from his school pretend he didn't also have an advantage that they did not have, i.e. legacy status. That is the problem.   It appears in this instance that his legacy status worked exactly as expected, when presented with two (and possibly more) similarly qualified candidates from the same school, one of whom had legacy status, the legacy got the spot.

I am not an opponent of legacy admissions, I understand why schools maintain it.  As the mom of a totally unhooked kid at an Ivy the legacy families in our area have been helpful.  They host the summer parties, answer questions, share info on random weird traditions,  recommend hotels etc.  But they and their kids don't pretend that they didn't benefit from legacy admissions.  By the way OP other students will know in college, your name badge at drop off/ family weekend and graduation etc. will have your grad year etc. and there are usually a special events at all of those for the legacy families.   If you and your kid don't want to be identified he'll need to apply and attend a different school.  . . .[/quote]

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