Does anyone know of any legacies that did NOT get in early decision?

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<p>I'm just curious because many people are making it seem like legacy and early decision are a ticket into Cornell (if you have the basic requirements, of course). </p>

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<p>I know one who got the GT option (but didn’t take it).</p>

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<p>Does GT stand for guaranteed transfer?</p>

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<p>^yes</p>

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<p>Yes.</p>

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<p>Yes a friend went and her daughter was denied.</p>

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<p>we have had numerous legacies from our school not get in…still have to have the stats. </p>

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<p>A lot of legacies do not get in. What hurts is when a sibling doesn’t get in.</p>

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<p>Were all of these people who were rejected early decision applicants?</p>

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<p>That was your question, so…yes.</p>

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<p>I also heard of quite a few legacies who didn’t get in over the last few years. … and they had the stats. In fact, two got into different Ivy ’ s .</p>

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<p>I have to imagine that at this point in history, most universities have way more legacies than they could ever accommodate.</p>

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<p>I know a student who was flat-out denied ED. One of her parents is a very successful hotel school grad working in the industry and a very involved alum. The other parent is an alum too. </p>

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<p>Agree with blprof. Legacy doesn’t hold as much weight as it used to, except in certain universities. USC seems to be one of those. </p>

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<p>Legacy is still important to Cornell, but more so during ED, as long as stats are not subpar.</p>

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<p>Do you guys know their stats?</p>

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<p>The rule at Ivy League colleges for legacies and children of faculty and administrators tends to be ‘admit if it is probable the student will be successful here’.</p>

<p>That leads to a 30% or so admissions rate for legacies. An applicant below an SAT of 1250 and with a GPA of 3.5 is not going to be viewed as having high odds of being successful. A legacy with a 1400 SAT and a 3.8 unweighed GPA has a 60% to 80% chance of admission.</p>

<p>Numbers don’t control though. Taking easy classes hurts. Tough classes help. Being a a gifted soccer player helps.</p>

<p>The Ithaca High School gets a large number of graduates into Cornell each year who are children of faculty and administrators. Yet, even that school has strong applicants rejected.</p>

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<p>When you say 30% admissions rate do you mean that 30% of legacies are accepted or 30% of ALL accepted students are legacies?</p>

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<p>I don’t know the admit rate for legacies, but 14.6% of the class of 2018 are children of Cornell alumni. Princeton’s admit rate for legacies was 30.8% and alumni children represent 12.4% of the class of 2018. Added Princeton stat as it is the only Ivy legacy admit info I have.</p>

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<p>Here’s an old article from Cornell Sun about legacies. Apparently, Cornell in particular enrolls a larger percentage of legacies than its peer institutions (Ivies).</p>

<p><a href=“Legacies Make Up 15 Percent of Cornell Students | The Cornell Daily Sun”>http://cornellsun.com/blog/2013/10/15/legacies-make-up-15-percent-of-cornell-students/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>IMO, legacies have vital and unique role within the Cornell community. They’ve been part of the Cornell community since birth. They probably attended reunion with their parents, attended Cornell club functions and visited the school way before most non-legacies heard about Cornell.</p>