<p>my dad graduated from washU, and they sent him a letter saying that they couldnt guarantee admission for alums' kids due to the volume of apps, but they will do their best to give "every consideration" to children of alumni.
it's not like its the only reason i could get in, i would be competetive anyway (3.9 gpa, 1450 SAT, good extra currics,) but what do you guys think?</p>
<p>being a legacy is something that can give you an edge if it's between you and a similar student who doesn't have that connection (esp. if your dad is still active), other than that, I don't think it makes much of a difference</p>
<p>You might have a slight advantage, but I'm really not sure about how much they actually weigh it.</p>
<p>Legacy probably has a higher chance of accepting a position, and therefore could display more interest to them, which they value highly. I'm legacy (3rd generation at WashU), and had similar stats to you, but I could never tell if being legacy helped since I got into a lot of other peer institutions without legacy.</p>
<p>It only helps if you're qualified anyway (which sounds like you should be, as long as it's 1450/1600, not 1450/2400...)</p>
<p>Did you apply ED? At many schools your legacy status helps you only if you apply ED. I'm not sure if that is the case with WashU.</p>
<p>no, im doing the regular decision, and yeah its 1450/1600, 2200/2400</p>
<p>I'm in a similar situation, except I'm a junior in high school and my mom graduated from WAShU. I don't have the best stats (hopefully-3.6 gpa and 30+ ACT); however, I plan to apply ED. Also, if I did the Washu high school summer scholars thing, would that help me get a hook?</p>
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<p>Legacy (active) ED Decent Stats Washu high school summer program</p>
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<p>= Hook?</p>
<p>haha actually both my parents went there (that's where they met) as well an uncle... strangely my dad's the only one that got that letter...</p>