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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family has attended Columbia for many generations. My great grandmother endowed a chair. But there’s presently a proposed law in Congress to outlaw legacy admissions for any college that gets federal aid, which is ALL colleges. DW says it’s nothing to worry about because bills get proposed all the time and nothing happens. I disagree because this bill puts the Democrats on the side of the Angels without costing the Treasury a dime. My 14 year old son wants to follow in his ancestors’ footsteps and go to Columbia. Now, in order to get into Columbia as a legacy, one MUST apply early decision. Columbia now rejects 98% of its normal applicants and rejects 67% of its legacy applicants. DS is the top student in the fourth form at the Eaglebrook School. He’s been the highest ranked Kindergarten through Eighth Grade chess player in Washington, D.C., for years, and was National Junior Grand Prix Chess Champion of 2016. But I’ve known legacies as good or better whom Columbia has rejected. Columbia’s no longer second tier, it’s ranked first tier tied with Harvard. So I donate to Columbia, hoping I’m not throwing good money after bad. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities[/quote]

This is a lot of detailed info to share about your kid[/quote]

No chance that's a real kid.  [/quote]

It really is real. She’s a prolific poster. I recognize the kid. [/quote]

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