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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What percentage of these kids are legacies, FGLI's (these schools love prep for prep kids), plus mix in a few athletes? The numbers are still very impressive but this thread shows they know exactly what they are doing.

When we were interviewing at these schools we made it very clear that we are proud and active alums of Ivies. We don't donate a lot but our kids do have an edge. I don't know if this mattered at all (we had mixed results) but it would be dumb not to try, as long as you don't do it in an over-the-top, offensive way.[/quote]

Does legacy even matter anymore?  Other than for big donors (and I’m talking 8 figures, which will count the same legacy or not), I’ve heard that run of the mill legacy is basically irrelevant in today’s college admissions.  [/quote]

Depends on the school. But many of these families are wealthy enough to be consistently making 5/6/7 figure gifts which will definitely still move the needle at a lot of top schools.[/quote]

That is not true at all.  At ivy league schools, 5 and 6 figure gifts are meaningless, and I've even heard from college advisors that 7 digits doesn't move the needle.  8 digits can get you on a development list.[/quote]

Depends on the school, how consistently you give, whether you do other things (reunion committees, boards, etc.) Obviously the impact is bigger with bigger gifts, but it can be a tie breaker. And Ivy admissions are all about tie breakers.[/quote]

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