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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents asking about hooks, and especially athletic hooks, keep in mind that at least two hooks (athlete and legacy) are only applicable to one school. These people with multiple acceptances are not recruited athletes. Athletes by and large apply ED after having gone through athlete recruiting. If they're putting in multiple apps, they're not recruited athletes. Some who only just meet the academic requirements may put in some EA or RD apps for safety). No one is getting in all Ivies because they're an athlete. Same with legacy. Athletes may visit and talk to lots of schools (typically during junior year), but they don't shotgun applications. Rather, they get the benefit of a pre-read. They apply ED because they've committed. That also allows them to still apply RD if something goes wrong and admissions doesn't accept them in the end (for instance, if there is something in the full application that negates a positive pre-read (bad LORs, for instance).[/quote]So who are these people getting into all T20?[/quote]

What I've seen, it's usually a very qualified URM. The very qualified non-URM typically land well, but don't have a laundry list of acceptances.
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Agree, if in at all Ivies, almost always urm or first gen.  Institutional priorities.[/quote]

The kid (if it’s the one at my DC’s school) is not first gen. Has legacy at one of the very top schools on that long list of acceptances. [/quote]

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