<p>logosprincipal- legacies don't count for much IS and barely do OOS (myself and another girl from my town didn't get in. i was waitlisted and she was flat out rejected.)</p>
<p>from the website:</p>
<p>"For North Carolina residents, such ties are most often used to distinguish among candidates with similar academic records -- in other words, they may be a tie-breaker. Since the number of alumni within the state is considerable, giving a significant advantage to their in-state children wouldn't be fair to other North Carolina taxpayers.</p>
<p>For alumni children from out of state, this factor plays a more significant role. These students will have a slight competitive edge over students from out of state who are not children of alumni."</p>
<p>perhaps i read your reply incorrectly (it's 12.30am. not the best time to be on cc), but wouldn't that mean the SAT score for OOS would also be raised if it weren't for the legacies?</p>