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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Well, the days of legacy admission are fully over.

My DD was denied yesterday, despite both parents and one grandparent graduating undergrad.

One parent also got an MBA there, one grandparent got their JD there and one grandparent taught there for 15 years.

What's that, 6 hooks?

Stats weren't perfect (obviously), but were on par for a gimme admission.

She wasn't going to go even if she got in but I have to admit to being shocked.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but this is gross. There is no such thing as a "gimme admission" for legacy.  Georgetown actually does recognize legacy more than many other schools of its caliber, but it just tips a kid who is the whole package (high test scores, high GPA, great ECs) so they stand out of the pile of other very qualified applicants.  Legacy is not meant to vault a kid into admission who otherwise would not be admitted, unless you are donating buildings.  I know plenty of kids with multiple sources of legacy who have been admitted, but no one who knows them would suggest they were admitted because they were legacy.[/quote]

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