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Anonymous wrote:Would 1500 / 4.0uw / high rigor from strong public pass the bar for legacy SCEA? State-level awards, strong and somewhat unique arts/community/research ECs but nothing crazy special. Don’t want to waste an opportunity to ED elsewhere if no real chance.

My 1580, 4.0, excellent ECs legacy was deferred SCEA, fwiw. Other very strong legacy applicants at his school were also deferred SCEA. Maybe one or some will get in RD but based on our experience I wouldn’t over-value legacy when deciding. The main thing I observe from kids we know is the legacies were deferred and the non-legacies were rejected. But the deferral might just be a courtesy to string out the process.

PP here with 1500 kid. Thanks to you and others who took time to reply. I should have also mentioned that Princeton (unlike Harvard) doesn’t seem to like our HS that much, denying kids with higher stats/ECs but no legacy, and only accepting 1 kid every 1-2 years. In contrast, Harvard (which my kid is not interested in) takes 3-4 kids every year some REA some RD. I wasn’t sure if Princeton legacy would help given the generally lower prospects at that school, but sounds like probably not.

DC who is legacy was accepted early this round from our public school. No one had been accepted in the past 5 years. This year they took two in the early round which everyone seems surprised by. My only explanation is that Princeton will take who they want, and it doesn't matter which school you're coming from. If your kid is a good fit for Princeton otherwise, then strategically, it is worth considering applying there early.

Curious what kids stats where. This is unheard of at our school. No one gets in lately.