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Anonymous wrote:Double legacy at Vanderbilt, 4.81 WGPA, 35 ACT, lots of leaderahip/ECs/Varsity sport, deferred.

This is demoralizing to read. Where are kids getting in if a kid with these stats are getting deferred/rejected?

I wonder if they deferred him because he is ivy material instead?

DC's BFF very similar stats, but no legacy and rejected at Vanderbilt. If folks are EDing, then they are saying they are taking a pass on the Ivy.

I thought Vanderbilt with admit/reject - since when did they start deferring?

I heard legacies at our univ. merely get a second look, unless you donated a certain amount (non-Ivy). If you want a real leg up, you might need to pay up.

Obama's daughter was a double legacy and presidents kid and still had to have a gap year

Does anyone think her admission was based on merit or the usual affirmative action for the wealthy

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Double legacy at Vanderbilt, 4.81 WGPA, 35 ACT, lots of leaderahip/ECs/Varsity sport, deferred.

This is demoralizing to read. Where are kids getting in if a kid with these stats are getting deferred/rejected?

I wonder if they deferred him because he is ivy material instead?

Huh? The kid applied ED, which is binding. So no

I read that in general about 30% of legacies are accepted.

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Anonymous wrote:Double legacy at Vanderbilt, 4.81 WGPA, 35 ACT, lots of leaderahip/ECs/Varsity sport, deferred.

This is demoralizing to read. Where are kids getting in if a kid with these stats are getting deferred/rejected?

I wonder if they deferred him because he is ivy material instead?

Anonymous wrote:Double legacy at Vanderbilt, 4.81 WGPA, 35 ACT, lots of leaderahip/ECs/Varsity sport, deferred.

This is demoralizing to read. Where are kids getting in if a kid with these stats are getting deferred/rejected?

Double legacy at Vanderbilt, 4.81 WGPA, 35 ACT, lots of leaderahip/ECs/Varsity sport, deferred.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of stupid question is that? Did you believe legacy admission rate was 100%?

No. Just trying to assess who individual high schools did with legacies. I think Whitman did well. Thats all

What will you use that assessment for? Do you think high schools are more likley to get legacy admits? It probably has more to do with high donors are more likely to get a legacy admit.

Anonymous wrote:What kind of stupid question is that? Did you believe legacy admission rate was 100%?

No. Just trying to assess who individual high schools did with legacies. I think Whitman did well. Thats all

What kind of stupid question is that? Did you believe legacy admission rate was 100%?

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Anonymous wrote:Our legacy didn't apply. No interest.

+1

HYPSM - not interested.

if you feel the need to mention in an irrelevant post that you went to HYPSM, you might as well name the school. Don't half-ass your arrogance.

Lehigh 2 generation legacy - rejected last year.

Duke, legacy rejected.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like all Cornell, Yale, Penn, Harvard, Princeton legacies got in at our high school (Whitman). anyone else notice the trend at their high school?

Do you really know evwery legacy/where they applied/where they got in? Its a big school.

Yes this is what my kid told me. All legacies got in

Very few of my DC's friends know that DC is a Yale legacy. Your kid doesn't know all the legacies at their high school.

So your DC got rejected? If so that's relevant to this thread. If not you're just blathering about how under-the-radar your prestige is.

DP...very relevant. OP is making very broad statements that are likley untrue. I have to assume she is trying to soften the blow for non-legacies or else it is just sour grapes over her own child's rejection.