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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Understand the role of institutional priorities and how few slots outside of that actually remain in regular decision. Lots of old links on here.

If you are early in the process, think about how you can hit a double or trifecta with some of these priorities: (legacy/donor/undersubscribed major/geo diversity/demo diversity/qualities to directly match new university programming/centers)[/quote]

Here's info on institutional priorities:
https://ingeniusprep.com/blog/athlete-legacy-admissions-advantage/

A Simplified Example: How a Class of 100 Might Be Allocated

Priority Category	                 Approximate % of Seats

Recruited Athletes	                10%
[b]Legacy / Donor / Faculty Kids	12–15%[/b]
Full-Pay International	                10%
First-Gen / Low-Income	        10–15%
[b]Underrepresented Majors	        10%
Mission-Aligned Profiles	        10%[/b]
Academic Standouts	                 25–30%

I do think one of the reasons my kid got into a T10 RD (legacy) last cycle was because DC hit 4 IPs (donor; legacy; underrepresented major; mission-aligned priorities).[/quote]

what is this "Mission-Aligned Profiles" [/quote]

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