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Legacy admissions probably tip the scale in close calls. I applied to my mother's alma mater which is a top 10 ranking University. I had nowhere near the GPA n
by wallflower 9y ago
Legacy admissions probably tip the scale in close calls.
I applied to my mother's alma mater which is a top 10 ranking University. I had nowhere near the GPA needed and they wrote back with a nice form rejection letter that says that they had given special consideration as the child of an alumni and regret not being able to offer an invitation to next year's class.
Then I've heard stories of parents donating $2M to get their legacy (child) in to an Ivy League with below average grades.
- pluto9 9y ago> Then I've heard stories of parents donating $2M to get their legacy (child) in to an Ivy League with below average grades. I had a friend who got into Notre Dame that way. His wealthy alumni grandfather took him and the dean out to dinner one night and slid a generous "donation" check across the table. Guy had something like a 1.8 GPA from high school. He got in.