<p>i know i asked before but just to confirm, if you used common app and supplement, there wasn't any other place to put legacy status other than in the "parents' educational background" field right?</p>
<p>From what I hear from those previously inside the Princeton Admission's Office... Each candidate is rated 1-5 (5 being the hihgest) on categories such as SAT Scores, Grades, Extracurriculars, Essays, etc. with legacy being worth one extra bonus point.</p>
<p>one extra bonus point out of five???? If true, that is higher than I OWuld have thought, as a non-legacy with really good scores and a dynamyte GPA would be "equal" to a lesser applicant!
I believe from Princton i heard though that legacy is only an advantage when applying ED is this true?</p>
<p>Being a legacy helps you regardless of whether you apply ED or RD.</p>
<p>DBYISWAK, are u a legacy applicant to P'ton?</p>
<p>umm ya but if i get deferred i'm never visiting this part of the forums again so if you're interested in knowing i guess check back on the 15th to see whether i'm here or not</p>
<p>i would assume legacy helps a whole lot, probably even more than you think it does, because a huge number of people i've met since i've been here have either siblings or a parent who goes here. and i am not exaggerating when i say huge.</p>
<p>From Princeton University Admissions Q&A Link <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/brief/22.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/brief/22.htm</a>
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Do children of alumni/ae have an advantage as applicants?</p>
<p>When a student is in the top part of our applicant group and appears as strong a candidate as those we otherwise might be admitting, the fact that one of the applicants parents attended Princeton is taken into consideration. However, no student is admitted simply because he or she is the child of a Princeton graduate.
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From the Princeton Aumni Weekly Oct 2004 Link to Article <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epaw/archive_new/PAW04-05/02-1006/moment.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW04-05/02-1006/moment.html</a>
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The quality of the sons and daughters who are applying to Princeton, and the fact that we are admitting them at a higher rate than the rest of the pool, puts us at about the right place at the moment. If we were to admit many more of those students, I think Princeton would stand out and be under greater public scrutiny. Its not necessarily that we are under any pressure right now, but I do think we have a responsibility to be aware that there are those who are really watching us.</p>
<p>What do you tell alumni who ask about legacy admissions?</p>
<p>We admitted, over the entire pool last year, 12.6 percent of the applicants. Of the Princeton sons and daughters who applied, we admitted about 39 percent. To critics of the legacy admissions process, I can honestly say this is a strong, powerful group we would want at Princeton. But we did try this year to really pay attention to the sons and daughters of Princeton graduates. The qualifications of all of our admits are extremely high higher than they were 20, 30, and 40 years ago and I think thats a surprise to some as families go through this process.
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Of course your stats have to be competitive, but the admissions rates tell the story. Legacy is a big boost: 39% admitted compared to 12.6% overall.</p>
<p>Note: it's the Princeton Alumni Weekly - not Monthly like most colleges. They really cater to their Alumni.</p>
<p>thanks for that. I guess we'll just have to see what happens.</p>
<p>i think its important to differentiatre between legacies and legacies who are consistent donors. I imagine that that would make a massive difference. If the alumni donating rate is 60%, i imagine that children whose parents donate have more chance than someone whose parent attended but has never donated.</p>
<p>but the question is, would adcom reps check EACH AND EVERY ALUM to see if he/she donates? that would also seem a bit low, and maybe even unethical</p>
<p>only alums who donate A LOT of money are probably listed.</p>
<p>i think people underestimate the use of computers in the process. it is quite easy to cross-reference lists. How do u think athletes files are tagged? Instead of manually tagging them, they r cross referenced against the lists. its a lot easier than u think...</p>
<p>yeah it is.....^^^ theres really no much work checking....just a click away in their pc....</p>
<p>is paying class dues considered donating?</p>
<p>wat do u mean? do u mean ur parents got a loan and are paying it off?</p>
<p>or got a full ride or something, and now wanna give back to the university the price of their education?</p>
<p>Source - Princeton Profiles <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/</a>
........................[....Admit Rate.....]
Year...%of Class..[.Legacy...Overall.]
1993.....12%..........43%.......15%
1994.....12%..........47%.......14%
1995.....11%..........44%.......14%
1996.....12%..........38%.......12%
1997.....13%..........41%.......13%
1998.....11%..........40%.......12%
1999.....12%..........40%.......11%
2000.....13%..........41%.......12%
2001.....15%..........41%.......12%
2002.....11%..........35%.......11%
2003.....12%..........34%.......10%
2004.....14%..........40%.......13%
2005.....12%..........36%.......11%
2006.....14%..........39%.......10%</p>
<p>Link to 2006 Undergraduate Admission and Enrollment <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/06/08.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/06/08.htm</a></p>
<p>hehe so according to those stats, they have about a 3-4 times more chance.
grr</p>
<p>30% of ED is legacy and athletes.</p>
<p>I have a legacy at stanford, which isn't one of my TOP choices but it is up there. Though, I wouldn't want to get in because of the legacy, I would prefer admission on account of my hard work & effort.</p>