<p>So what? Legacies at most elite schools are about twice as likely as non legacies to get in. But twice 10% is still not a great chance. Being URM, probably made both more likely to get in, but evidently not enough more likely.</p>
<p>You can make yourself crazy wondering why one kid got in and another didn’t. Unless you’ve seen the entire application package there is no way for you to know. My older son’s main EC was something that he didn’t talk about and was done entirely outside school. He was basically employed doing computer programming and being paid at the same rates as college grad students. He enabled the company to meet some deadlines by working around the clock during his school breaks and a few weekends.</p>