Legacy in College Admissions

Legacy Status and College Admission

January 7, 2013

There is an article posted on the “US News & World Report” website today about legacy status and college admission. The article discusses how legacy status does indeed give students an advantage in the highly selective college admissions process, but it is not the deciding factor in admissions decisions. We …

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Legacy Admission at Harvard

May 11, 2011

There’s an article in “The Crimson” today that cites legacy admission at Harvard to “hover around 30% – more than four times the regular admission rate.” So if you’re the son or daughter of at least one Harvard College or Radcliffe College alum, you have four times as good of …

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Legacy Status and College Admission

Legacy Admission at Harvard