Anonymous
07/04/2023 22:46
Subject: Re:Legacies at Georgetown
The lawsuits filed this week were addressing white legacies at Harvard.
Hopkins already did away with legacy - my lucky kids…not.
Hopkins already did away with legacy - my lucky kids…not.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 22:06
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Legacy preferences won’t be around much longer, folks. Better focus on sports.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 22:03
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:My spouse and I are both GU grads, but we aren't donors, so I'm guessing it wouldn't mean much for our kid, but maybe I'm wrong. (Not that it matters; kid doesn't want to go to school where mom and dad went.)
I could have written this myself! Same same same.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 21:59
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.
https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/
Not cool GU.
This is true of every school, not sure why OP is singling out one school, unless OP was not accepted (which is likely).
Anonymous
07/04/2023 18:35
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.
https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/
Not cool GU.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 18:31
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?
It is obvious living in this area. There are families where parents went to GU and therefore all the kids go. It seems very obvious in this area.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 17:02
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
My spouse and I are both GU grads, but we aren't donors, so I'm guessing it wouldn't mean much for our kid, but maybe I'm wrong. (Not that it matters; kid doesn't want to go to school where mom and dad went.)
Anonymous
07/04/2023 16:07
Subject: Re:Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Know a legacy who was a subpar student at a price, did freshman year at another university, and transferred in sophomore year. Parent engaged alumni/donor and kid's older sibling who was qualified also attended. I think they care but it makes sense. Helps improve yield without them having early decision.
*at a private
Anonymous
07/04/2023 16:07
Subject: Re:Legacies at Georgetown
Know a legacy who was a subpar student at a price, did freshman year at another university, and transferred in sophomore year. Parent engaged alumni/donor and kid's older sibling who was qualified also attended. I think they care but it makes sense. Helps improve yield without them having early decision.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 16:03
Subject: Re:Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Is legacy a parent only? Grandparent? For grad school (by the grandparent), too? I’m finding conflicting info.
The Georgetown admissions director has been clear on repeated occasions that they look for not only legacy, but legacies who contribute $$. He's made it clear that they look at parents' tendencies to donate to Georgetown before giving a tip to their child. (Other schools probably also do this, but Georgetown is fairly vocal about it.)
Anonymous
07/04/2023 11:34
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?
X100000
No sense.
Anonymous
07/04/2023 08:28
Subject: Re:Legacies at Georgetown
Is legacy a parent only? Grandparent? For grad school (by the grandparent), too? I’m finding conflicting info.
Anonymous
07/03/2023 21:43
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
8 years ago, legacy applicants were more than twice as likely to be accepted.
https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/
https://thehoya.com/legacy-status-tips-admission-scales/
Anonymous
07/03/2023 21:31
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
How would this be the first school you thought of after the Supreme Court decision?
Anonymous
07/03/2023 19:01
Subject: Legacies at Georgetown
Are there statistics on legacy admissions to GU? This was the first school I thought of after hearing about the SC decision.