<p>Just out of curiosity, how important is it in the admissions process that you have a Legacy? I hear a lot about how that's the key to getting in, but is are there any statistics to back that up? Kind of scares me as I wait for my admissions decision.</p>
<p>These are just speculations and I assure you they are incorrect. Lots of people get in who are not legacies, and the same is true the other way around; lots of legacy students get rejected. Just have faith in your application and hope for the best. Hopefully we’ll both receive good news on decision day.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for that consolation! Best of luck to you too, hopefully things go well for both of us :)</p>
<p>According to the article-Huge “Taken from a post by MIT prospect, 3/15/13”</p>
<p>[Stanford</a> Daily | Connections to University can affect admissions decision](<a href=“http://www.stanforddaily.com/2013/03/12/connections-to-university-can-affect-admissions-decision/]Stanford”>http://www.stanforddaily.com/2013/03/12/connections-to-university-can-affect-admissions-decision/)</p>
<p>According to the letter we received (DH is a Stanford alum), legacy status is taken into consideration, but is no guarantee of admission. They sent this letter to all alumi whose kids were applying this year. Apparently they send the same letter every year, updated to reflect the increasingly dire statistics on admissions. We refer to it as the “unlikely” letter, as in, eveyone is unlikely to get in, regardless of legacy status.</p>
<p>In DH’s own family, both his parents are alums, but he was the only one of his siblings to get in, even though they all applied.</p>
<p>Anything about development cases in that letter ? I’m wondering if the Stanford Daily was right about them</p>
<p>Yes, they did mention development cases, but gave no specifics. I imagine this only gives you an edge if your mom or dad has a building named after them or endowed a chair.</p>