<p>Not to mention in most cases higher-than-average income, and the educational opportunities that go with it.</p>
<p>Thanks, Nick, that actually made me feel a lot better :)</p>
<p>Legacy at Stanford, accepted to Yale.</p>
<p>Ah, but a Stanford legacy could have applied SCEA to Stanford--if you didn't that suggests that you really want to go to Yale.</p>
<p>Hunt, I was just about to post the very same thing....:)</p>
<p>haha yeah :) But would that go the same for other early schools? Would there actually be a benefit or is this all in our heads?</p>
<p>I have legacy at Harvard and Stanford, and I was deferred from Yale.</p>
<p>Yale is really, truly my first choice. I would pick it over H or S any day. Now that I think about it, I feel like I should have come outright to say that in the "Why Yale" part of the app, and I regret not doing so. Although I'm sure that there are a multitude of reasons why I was not accepted, having legacy at Harvard couldn't have helped my chances any, right?</p>
<p>My question is...do you think it would be at all a good idea for me to write Yale a short note sometime in the next month or so to inform them of how Yale is my #1 choice, as well as my recent accomplishments since the SCEA application was submitted? Or is there another way I should go about doing this... or should I not do anything at all and pray for a miracle?</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>s1houette--What you have described is the typical way of updating a college after a deferral.</p>
<p>^ Sounds good, then. Thank you for the response. :)</p>
<p>Student at my school has Yale throughout his family (dad, uncles, grandfather, etc.) and was deferred.</p>
<p>It is interesting to note that historically, the percentage of legacies amongst Freshman matriculants has declined significantly over the years.</p>
<p>believe it or not, a descendant of William K. Lanman goes to my high school (class of '09). as you may or may not know, W.K. Lanman is quite a notable figure in the Yale community, with buildings and such named after him. needless to say, this guy i'm talking about is an ultra legacy coming from a super rich family (W.K. Lanman donated around $40 million to Yale), and of course, he was accepted EA. his stats? well....lets just say if he had no legacy to back him up, he would be studying at the local state college.</p>
<p>That is actually known as a "development admit" more so than as a legacy admit. The families of big donors are looked out for by the Office of Development because they want to keep the cash flowing and to continue to build the new buildings. You will never be able to change that one segment of the admissions process to any school, not just Ivies.</p>
<p>My dad has legacy for both undergraduate and medical school at Yale. My aunt went there for graduate school as well (although from what I understand, the "legacy" term only applies to parents and grandparents). I got deferred though. Hoping for acceptance and in April!</p>
<p>on the same topic, i guess I count as a legacy, since my mother (deceased) went there for her masters, but i don't think that it really counts</p>