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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just be smart where you apply. If the legacy school fits everything you want in a school, then apply there early. That's a no brainer. But don't be delusional you'll get in based on legacy. All the kids in our friend circle/family circle with legacy to Top 5 have been rejected. [/quote]

Legacy gets the kid a second look. But the kid’s application - grades, test scores, essays, etc - are what get them in. 
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If you wouldn’t have gotten in but for your legacy status, legacy got you in.[/quote]

So for all the qualified legacy applicants who don't get in, why didn't legacy get them in?[/quote]

Because legacy is only a small bump. Remember the vast majority of qualified applicants get rejected, including 67% of qualified legacies and 99% of qualified non-legacies. [/quote]

If I could buy a lottery ticket either from the 99% losing stack vs the 67% losing stack, I wouldn't call the difference "small." I wouldn't even buy a ticket from the 99% losing stack but would certainly be tempted from the 67% stack.[/quote]

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