<p>Has anyone ever heard of this at UR? A friend at work today told me that since her son is a legacy she can ask for a contingency admission. He would be allowed to attend for one semester to see how he did, and if he was successful he would be allowed to stay.</p>
<p>His GPA is 2.9 and SATs 1300/2400 so he would not likely be admitted normally. ECs include some sports and he is a URM.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Never heard of it but that doesn’t mean it exists. UR is not known for showing much leniency towards legacies, so this would surprise me if true. </p>
<p>Is he good enough for an athletic scholarship?</p>
<p>He is not being recruited anywhere so I doubt it. He hopes to be a walk on if he goes to a smaller school.</p>
<p>If he was scholarship, I was going to mention that he may be a special admit. The athletic department is given a few of these a year.</p>
<p>Please come back and share the final results of this, as I’m intrigued.</p>
<p>I’ll try to get back to you. The mom said today that he was applying for sure. I originally asked because I found it surprising. Someone else suggested to her that she call someone in admissions and ask if this info is true. I don’t think she plans to, but really thinks he will get in.</p>
<p>Spider05–I checked back with the co-worker and her son will not be applying to UR. He has been accepted to some hbc’s and will probably attend one of them. I guess we’ll never know for sure if this exists.</p>
<p>Thanks for the follow up on this. Definitely was looking forward to hearing more about this. Obviously wish him the best of luck during his collegiate years!</p>