Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:20
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Brown actually used to offer free college counseling to kids of alums— I assume that was in place of a legacy bump in admissions— but they stopped even that a few years ago
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:18
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Our kid’s cc at private said Harvard legacy won’t matter unlesss we’re big donors (which we’re not). Surprised to hear view here that that’s mistaken.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:12
Subject: Re:Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
OP-- sorry it won't help. Harvard or Princeton, however, they'd be shoe-ins. Lots of disappointed Brown alum out there with rejected kids.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:11
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
No they don't. Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%. Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.
Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.
Correct. Brown's is statistically a non-advantage. It's 8% which is the same as 'non-legacy' schools.
On the other hand, look at these legacy numbers:
Vanderbilt 31%
Princeton legacy 31%
Georgetown legacy 12%
Harvard 34%
Yale 14%
Stanford 14%
Northwestern 10%
Yep. Brown has some of the lowest legacy acceptance rates out there.
the article that person linked shows it's not a major factor at Brown anymore.
" According to the summary, the portion of Brown applicants and matriculants who are legacies has declined — the share of legacy applicants decreased by one-quarter over the last six years, and the share of legacy students in Brown’s enrolled classes declined by about 30%. "
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:08
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
No they don't. Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%. Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.
Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.
Correct. Brown's is statistically a non-advantage. It's 8% which is the same as 'non-legacy' schools.
On the other hand, look at these legacy numbers:
Vanderbilt 31%
Princeton legacy 31%
Georgetown legacy 12%
Harvard 34%
Yale 14%
Stanford 14%
Northwestern 10%
Yep. Brown has some of the lowest legacy acceptance rates out there.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:07
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
No they don't. Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%. Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.
Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.
Correct. Brown's is statistically a non-advantage. It's 8% which is the same as 'non-legacy' schools.
On the other hand, look at these legacy numbers:
Vanderbilt 31%
Princeton legacy 31%
Georgetown legacy 12%
Harvard 34%
Yale 14%
Stanford 14%
Northwestern 10%
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:07
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Google of "Brown legacy rate" returns this as the first link:
https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-03-05/admissions#:~:text=In%20the%20Class%20of%202027,than%20that%20of%20average%20matriculants.
The first sentence of the highlighted text is "In the Class of 2027, 8% of students are legacies."
https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-03-05/admissions#:~:text=In%20the%20Class%20of%202027,than%20that%20of%20average%20matriculants.
The first sentence of the highlighted text is "In the Class of 2027, 8% of students are legacies."
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:03
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
No they don't. Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%. Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.
Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.
^ true.
Brown's legacy numbers are lower than many public universities.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 12:00
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
No they don't. Their legacy is as low as Hopkins which has no legacy preference--8%. Harvard has a 34% legacy rate.
Anecdotally, we have two families with a Brown alum parent on our block and none of their kids (really good students) were accepted.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 11:59
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
My impression is that it is a bump if you are really engaged as a Brown alum— give consistently, volunteer etc.
Even then it’s hard to tell how much of a bump but I think it’s there.
Even then it’s hard to tell how much of a bump but I think it’s there.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 11:54
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
OP-these aren't data they publicize--usually you see it only when lawsuits about fair admissions occur.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 11:30
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
Great! Any idea on what percentage of legacies get offers?
Anonymous
10/04/2024 11:24
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
Celebrity kids too.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 11:23
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?
Brown LOVES their legacies. Also celebrities.
Anonymous
10/04/2024 10:52
Subject: Legacy acceptance rate at Brown
Anyone know the legacy acceptance rate at Brown? DH went there are our high school aged twins are interested in applying! Is it similar to other ivies?