Anonymous wrote:DC wanted Swarthmore ( one parent is an alum), but ended up at Brown ( where the other parent is an alum). Both schools get the same amount in donations every year.
Kid’s stats and testing were in range for both schools.
Our take home - Ivy legacy matters more than Swat…

Eh, I know a # of Brown alum with academically strong DCs and deferred/rejected Brown in ED.

Anonymous wrote:What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

Yep. Basketball and football recruited athletes barely have to graduate high school. USC (the one in California) has a 12% admit rate. If Lincoln Riley wants a player, USC is going to get him in. Same with Duke, which has a 6% admit rate. I don't know anything about fencing at Harvard, but my guess is if you're a fencer and want to go to Harvard, you probably need to be in their range of admitted students - you aren't getting in with a 2.0 GPA and a 820 SAT. If the coach tags you as a recruit, and you pass a pre-read, you're a "guaranteed" admit.

DC wanted Swarthmore ( one parent is an alum), but ended up at Brown ( where the other parent is an alum). Both schools get the same amount in donations every year.
Kid’s stats and testing were in range for both schools.
Our take home - Ivy legacy matters more than Swat…

At my private, a legacy isn't really much of a legacy without large donations I heard.

Anonymous wrote:My kid with good stats and good ECs did not get in ED1 as a legacy to a T30 school (non-Ivy).

Rejected or deferred? This cycle?

My kid with good stats and good ECs did not get in ED1 as a legacy to a T30 school (non-Ivy).

Anonymous wrote:What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

Right.

What kind of athletes are we talking about? If Duke has the number 1 center in the country and admissions says no, someone is getting fired. If the Colby field hockey coach has a player not get in, oh well.

Anonymous wrote:My DS is a recruited athlete at a very well known Ivy. DS had a GPA of 3.4 with 1280 on the SAT. He is in his 2nd year at Ivy. He is not URM with no legacy.

What sport?

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Anonymous wrote:Amherst got rid of the legacy preference a year or two ago, so no bump there.

I’m the OP and luckily I went to Williams. Hopefully my kids can take advantage of the legacy preference before that’s eliminated (as I’m sure it will be).

I think the other schools might realize it's better not to make the fact a "policy" but since they are all about equity my dc legacy at bowdoin. 4.0 gpa /9 APS deferred.

this cycle?

yup

yikes, sorry - have they landed somewhere yet?

Anonymous wrote:Curious on thoughts if legacy is grandparent (donor) rather than parent, assuming applicant is in top 25% for scores and gpa? For a top 15 SLAC.

Probably good chance. Will say that a kid with loaded grandparents (like recognizable loaded - like buildings named after them at a few other unis) and those stats/scores was deferred at a T10, then didn't get off till a month after RDs came out. The schools were in T20, but he was very set on this particular school. Got lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:Legacy doesn't matter much if the parents aren't donors. Some schools consider a boost for engaged, small time donors, but a lot only care if the parents are big donors. Sister and husband donated 5k a year to an Ivy and kid was deferred then rejected. Ended up at UVA.

Legacy with a 3.9+ and at least median test score will get you in most T15s as a legacy

but you have to be at 50% or higher on test scores

Hmmm, maybe DH, who is a T3 SLAC alum, has a lot of classmates with kids with lower GPAs, but there are not a ton of kid admits from his peer group. And they grouse.

All the Dartmouth legacies I know are getting in this year.

Anonymous wrote:I know they are different, but wondering how much legacy (one parent, not both) or athletic recruit status helps.

Are you kidding? It is everything this year.

Curious on thoughts if legacy is grandparent (donor) rather than parent, assuming applicant is in top 25% for scores and gpa? For a top 15 SLAC.