Legacy at top schools means if your parents went there, you are fast tracked to admissions. It matters a lot. More than test scores. If you are in that group,

Legacy at top schools means if your parents went there, you are fast tracked to admissions. It matters a lot. More than test scores. If you are in that group, you have way higher chance of admission. TBC, you still need high test scores. The point here is that good test scores and grades prob won’t get you in today unless you are legacy or a preferred group.