<p>I was wondering if any Legacies were straight up rejected for Stanford SCEA 2014. It seems that many of us were simply deferred... and a few also accepted.
Do you all think they just defer us to string us along and make the alumni parents satisfied for the time being?</p>
<p>Legacies--let me know your admissions decision and what you're thinking... because I'm feeling quite suspicious about the whole Deferring Legacies situation.</p>
<p>Im a legacy and I was admitted. the other legacy I know who applied early was deferred. I read that schools try not to outright reject legacies, as to not offend the alum</p>
<p>Wow, that makes me feel wonderful. I’m a double legacy and have been deferred. Where did you read about the Deferred Legacies thing?</p>
<p>i know a legacy that has been outright rejected, he had very nice credentials, too</p>
<p>I am not a legacy, but two of my friends at my school are legacies and they both got in. Maybe part of the reason I got deferred was because they had already accepted two people from my school who were legacies and all, but then again, I was thinking I would get rejected right away…</p>
<p>I read it in a book from like 2000 or so, written by an ex-admissions officer from Dartmouth. I cant quite remember the name, but it was something like “Getting into College.” It was very useful, it had tons of tips on how to handle practically every situation you could find yourself in throughout this process</p>
<p>I’m a legacy and I think there is validity to this point that they just defer the legacies they don’t accept so as to not **** off alum</p>
<p>In general, they try to defer legacies; however, this is not always true! A friend of mine with quadruple legacy (parents and grandparents, and a sibling [siblings don’t really count for legacy]) was rejected even though she had what I think are incredible credentials.</p>
<p>I am a legacy and was rejected, so was a friend of mine.</p>
<p>I know of one legacy who got rejected. She didn’t have the strongest application, though…</p>
<p>I’m a double legacy and got accepted. I have a friend who’s quadruple legacy and got accepted. I know of two other legacies from years past getting accepted, but only the girl above was flat-out rejected early.</p>
<p>I had the same suspicions last year when I was deferred (eventually accepted, if it matters). Another theory I have is that they want to see how the RD legacy pool pans out. If there’s a crappy one then I bet a lot of you guys will get in. The two theories aren’t mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>Oh and if you get in as a legacy don’t let people give you crap about it. First you very well may have gotten in on your own (I wouldn’t have, but I digress). Second there are a ton of other hooks out there. Third college admissions are so arbitrary really. From my experience, it’s not uncommon for waitlists and legacies to end up doing really, really well. There’s a good explanation for that as well.</p>
<p>My dad is an alum, and my sister is currently attending, so I’m not sure if that makes me a double legacy… or a single and a half? haha…</p>
<p>But anyways, I got deferred. My sister didn’t apply EA, but applied RD instead and got in without a waitlist or anything, but her credentials were pretty flawless.</p>
<p>On the other hand, one of my dad’s fraternity brother’s sons was deferred and then denied, and he had something like a 4.0 and 2200, as well as many impressive ECs. Stanford’s admissions system is just one that blows the mind.</p>
<p>Me and the other kid from my school that applied this year both got in and we are both legacies. My guess is they probably do outright reject legacy students that really are not even close to Stanford calibur. But, I’d say, if you are on the cusp and are a legacy, you are more likely to be deffered. Last year, the only legacy that applied from my school got deffered and then eventually rejected.</p>
<p>Friend is double legacy (both parents) with excellent credentials, accepted early.</p>
<p>2 legacies from my school were both admitted. and this other person whose dad is working at stanford (idk if that counts as legacy) was also admitted</p>