Legacy Admissions: Percentages, Affirmative Action, & More from NY Times

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@Yonkers6thBoro

AO after AO, counselor after counselor, and anecdote after anecdote tells us that legacy is at best a tie-breaker. T25 / <20% acceptance colleges reject the vast majority of their legacy applicants.

Seems that Harvard weights LDC more than that, and more than URM that lots of people complain about.

From Do you submit scores if you are slightly below middle 50% range at a school or go test optional? - #26 by Data10

@Data10

Admit Rate for Academic 4-5 Rating (below average applicant)
Athletes – 83% admit rate
LDC Hook – 3% admit rate
Black Non-ALDC – ~0.03% admit rate
Hispanic Non-ALDC – 0% admit rate
Non-URM + ALDC – 0% admit rate

Admit Rate for Academic 3 Rating (typical applicant)
Athletes – 87% admit rate
LDC Hook – 18% admit rate
Black Non-ALDC – ~12% admit rate
Hispanic Non-ALDC – ~5% admit rate
Non-URM + Non=-ALDC – <1% admit rate