<p>Do you know if legacy is much of a factor anymore?</p>
<p>(Dad went to Princeton)</p>
<p>Especially for my profile-
CA High school
3.7 unweighted, yet 3 APs and 2 Honors,
1800/2400 SAT combined
EXCELLENT Extra Curriculars-
Girl scouts-Silver award, Gold Award
Volleyball - since forever, captain of team, 2nd in Norcal
Violin - since forever, taught lessons, selected for honors recital consecutively
extensive community service
First Honor Roll</p>
<p>Not strong for Ivies compared to other applicants, :(
But would legacy have any pull??
hopefully yes!</p>
<p>-- will also have recommendation letter from professor at princeton along with application...</p>
<p>i contacted their coach with intro letters + experience and still no word...
i know they dont have any athletes on scholarship, but dont know what the recruiting process is like... eh.</p>
<p>If you can get yourself to the top of the Princeton women's volleyball recruiting list, you may have a chance.</p>
<p>If not, I would say you probably don't have a particularly good chance - unless, of course, your father is a very large donor. 1800/2400 and a 3.7 (is that good for your school? what's your rank?) have to be overcome by other things. Violin could help, but there are tons of applicants who've played violin for a long time, so unless you have a special talent in violin, it won't help hugely. SO what you're really looking for here as a hook is volleyball - unless, again, your father is well-known at the development office, in which case the situation might be different. ;)</p>
<p>You have to consider the quality of legacy applicants. For Princeton, an 1800 is not very good. There are tons of legacies who are much more qualified than that. I'm no expert, though, so take my advice with a grain of salt. Work the volleyball angle if you can.</p>
<p>^^ I would go with CDS's advice. Your SAT scores are quite low, so again, focus more on the volleyball. Legacy status is not a huge deciding factor unless you at least match comparable candidates academically.</p>
<p>I'm guessing your parent is a fairly typical alum since otherwise you wouldn't be asking. Single generation legacy will not make up for an 1800. The legacies I have met are just as smart as everyone else.</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are terrible. They need to be several hundred points higher at least if you want a chance.</p>
<p>The whole "legacy" situation is a bit overblown; legacy admits are just as qualified as the other admits. All other things being equal, a legacy will get in over a non-legacy, but all other things are almost never equal.</p>