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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way some folks are posting, you'd have us think that the whole Harvard undergraduate student body is comprised of kids from these so-called "gunner" families and that's the only way to get in.

What percentage of students actually fall under this development/wealth/shady sidedoor deal category?  Obviously, in your minds, it should be zero percent.  But are there really that many of them on campus?[/quote]

I think that it is likely a surprisingly high percentage of the full pay admissions crowd. [/quote]

I was a financial aid kid at an Ivy.  But on my freshman floor, I can think of 5 kids that were legacies, including my roommate who was a terrible student (even by lenient Ivy grading standards).  She wouldn't have gotten in on her own merits. People always had stories of friends whose parents paid huge donations to their private high schools to get great recommendation letters or special awards out of the school which had a "special connection" to an admissions officer at elite schools. And this was 25 years ago.  It's much more competitive now.[/quote]

One of my good friends went to Harvard.  Yeah, she is a legacy.  Graduated magna cum laude.  If you look at the stats, Ivy legacy admitted generally have better SATs and gpas then the general pool which isn’t surprising since they are usually children of privilege.  People like Jared Kushner who are development admits are more varied in grades, test scores, etc.[/quote]

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