Reporting back. I’m the poster who was snookered in to buying a Stanford sweatshirt. Welp, I have to return it since my legacy Latino son was denied! Although my husband says the men”s large will fit me due to my pandemic weight gain. Argh!!

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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

All the legacies that he knows of ...is what I think you mean to say. My guess is he does not know every member of the Sr class let alone where they applied to school/status of the application and legacy status.

I posted that I know of 2 whitman legacy deferral/reject so certainly this poster keeps forgetting to include the words “that I know of” in his/her posts 🙄.

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Anonymous wrote:The HYPS, etc legacies that got in from my kids' two "big3" privates are all the kids of well-known legacies. The type of people who are profiled in the alumni magazine, have their own wikipedia pages, etc.
Regular legacy status (generic law firm partner or doctor) does not seem to be enough. In many cases they are the noteworthy legacy.
(Not to a person---but this is definitely often the case)

This is what I’m hearing.

And a seven-digit donation.

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Anonymous wrote: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

What is wrong with you? She didn't "have" to have a gap year. She chose to have one so she wouldn't have to be in college while her father was still president. Taking the gap year had nothing to do with her admission.

She also went to Sidwell and is the daughter of two highly intelligent and educated parents. Clearly a smart kid.

Weirdo.

You're assuming that her grades in high school were typical Harvard caliber material.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Well given that the second poster has information to the contrary, it sounds like either your kid or that PP is lying.

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Anonymous wrote: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

What is wrong with you? She didn't "have" to have a gap year. She chose to have one so she wouldn't have to be in college while her father was still president. Taking the gap year had nothing to do with her admission.

She also went to Sidwell and is the daughter of two highly intelligent and educated parents. Clearly a smart kid.

Weirdo.

Parents are educated and well connected. That has nothing to do with the kids merit or accomplishments
The school you attend also has nothing to do with your accomplishments

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

What is wrong with you? She didn't "have" to have a gap year. She chose to have one so she wouldn't have to be in college while her father was still president. Taking the gap year had nothing to do with her admission.

She also went to Sidwell and is the daughter of two highly intelligent and educated parents. Clearly a smart kid.

Weirdo.

A child or grandchild of a US President or VP is guaranteed admission to any school they wish to attend (unless your last name is Trump). Do you think any college is going to say no to Obama, Biden or Clinton?

As to the original poster's question, of course legacies get rejected. Even clearly qualified ones. If all the elite school legacies were admitted then there would be ZERO spots for non-legacies!

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

According to DCUM wisdom, yes. Legacies, athletes and first gen.

Anonymous wrote:The HYPS, etc legacies that got in from my kids' two "big3" privates are all the kids of well-known legacies. The type of people who are profiled in the alumni magazine, have their own wikipedia pages, etc.
Regular legacy status (generic law firm partner or doctor) does not seem to be enough. In many cases they are the noteworthy legacy.
(Not to a person---but this is definitely often the case)

This is what I’m hearing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Your kid is wrong. Legacy deferrals at Whitman for sure.

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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.

I was going to name the school, but now I am not going to, since your response was so rude.

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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

Which school?

The HYPS, etc legacies that got in from my kids' two "big3" privates are all the kids of well-known legacies. The type of people who are profiled in the alumni magazine, have their own wikipedia pages, etc.
Regular legacy status (generic law firm partner or doctor) does not seem to be enough. In many cases they are the noteworthy legacy.
(Not to a person---but this is definitely often the case)

Anonymous wrote: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

What is wrong with you? She didn't "have" to have a gap year. She chose to have one so she wouldn't have to be in college while her father was still president. Taking the gap year had nothing to do with her admission.

She also went to Sidwell and is the daughter of two highly intelligent and educated parents. Clearly a smart kid.

Weirdo.

Anonymous wrote: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

there's a lot of merit being the child of a president