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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at my alma mater and while I know that being a legacy helped because the school does consider it, they were still a competitive applicant on their own with stats, ECs, etc. I am not an active alum and never donated any money either. 
I’m assuming it tipped the scales in a small way, but I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had been rejected either, as many other legacy applicants were. I’m happy it worked out for them and glad I could help in that way. But for the average legacy you still need to be a very qualified applicant.[/quote]

I know you really want to believe this, but this is not what the admissions statistics show. Many, many qualified applicants are not admitted. Legacy is one of the biggest boosts available in the admissions process. [/quote]

Not anymore, some many high stat legacies deferred and then rejected over the past few cycles.[/quote]

It’s 2025. If you haven’t been paying attention, a lot has changed in college admissions over the last few years. “Legacy” isn’t nearly as powerful as some portray. 
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Do you have actual data to support this position?[/quote]

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