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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was shocked to read in the editorial that Harvard’s legacy admit rate is over 30% while its regular admit rate is only 5-6 %. That is crazy. I never realized what a huge advantage legacy confers.[/quote] That is true. But the regular admit rate is that low because there are a lot of people who don't have a prayer in hell of getting in and apply as a Hail Mary. Why not? I wonder if you compared a group of legacy applicants and a group non-legacy applicants with same stats (SATs, GPA, same ECs), would the difference be so stark? Or would be a 30% admit rate vs. a 20% admit rate? Every Harvard alum I know is kind of thinking their kid is going to get in. And the kids are generally realllllly smart. When I remind them that they are more likely not to get in (2 out of 3 rejected), they're all like "oh sh**, you're right." [/quote]
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