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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds, op, like both your son and you know - or at least strongly believe -  that he will otherwise get into Harvard, Stanford, or Yale, and that one of those three universities (and I would wager it is one of those three universities) is in fact his first choice.

I would have had more respect for your son, and your support of him, if he was forfeiting the prestige of the family legacy at Princeton in order to attend say Michigan.  But it appears that he is willing to forfeit the prestige of the family legacy at Princeton to attend an even MORE prestigious university.  That is too bad.

Here is where I understand your family's dilemma.  In order for Princeton to continue admitting even those family members who are not otherwise qualified, except for the legacy status, it helps to demonstrate to Princeton that you indeed love it so much that your very best and brightest will of course attend Princeton as well.  Your extended family rightly does not want to convey to Princeton that it is merely the family's safety school for less qualified family members, but that otherwise qualified family members would actually prefer to attend Harvard, Stanford, or Yale.[/quote]

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