<p>Hi guys, so I was wondering... I am a legacy. both my parents, grandfather, and great grandfather went to a top notch school. How much does this increase my chances by?
the reason I am asking is that my sats are good, but my gpa is subpar. freshman 3.0 sophmore 3.5 and junior 3.9 is this grade improvement really good?</p>
<p>also, does anyone know where i can find the UC's gpa system?</p>
<p>thanks a lot</p>
<p>If the school you’re talking about is a UC, it won’t do you any good. They do not look at legacy status. They do look at development legacies–big donors.</p>
<p>If it’s a school that does count legacies like the ivies, it will on average double your chance of getting in. You do in general need the school’s median stats though.</p>
<p>sorry for the confusion, those three questions are pretty much unrelated. so for princeton since my gpa is 3.5 it wont do me any good even if my sat is above the median/mean?</p>
<p>will grade improvement help?</p>
<p>also, since princeton doesnt look at freshman grades, thats also good.</p>
<p>There was a girl who had applied for Stanford last year I think who had like 34 people in her family go to Stanford. Flat out rejected.</p>
<p>thats wierd. did she have a 2.0 gpa? anyway, answers to any of the other questions?</p>
<p>You didn’t give your stats.</p>
<p>You are in look, Princeton takes a higher percentage of legacies than any other ivy. You do need to have reasonable stats though, the legacy group is a strong one. But they do take a full 40% of legacies, so if you have an above median SAT and a close GPA/rank, you certainly have a chance.</p>
<p>Stanford rejects 75% of legacies. I know many 4.0/2300’s who have not gotten in. It’s a mistake to think any top school is easy for a legacy. Your stats need to be there, they are more likely to overlook mediocre ECs.</p>
<p>ok, so 3.5 gpa and 2260 sat + multiple legacy at princeton, harvard, and cornell. fine essays, fine recs, fine ECs. am i in to any of them?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>also, straight A minus = 4.0 in the uc gpa. right?</p>
<p>also, i have drastic grade improvement and pretty tough schedule (not toughest)</p>
<p>Are you ranked? What state are you from? Did you take hardest classes across the board?</p>
<p>Also, have you checked where you are truly a legacy? At many schools only a parent who attended undergrad makes you a legacy. Unless there’s money involved, multiple legacy does nothing.</p>
<p>princeton doesn’t count freshman year. i believe it’s the only ivy to do this.</p>
<p>o know that princeton is the only one that doesnt count freshman year.</p>
<p>i have grandparent at cornell</p>
<p>parent and farther back at harvard which all count</p>
<p>parent at princeton.</p>
<p>to recap… 3.0, 3.5, 3.9. 3.5 over all after junior year. no rank. live in massachusetts. no rank given. good high school appreciated by ivies. hardest classes besides for not taking ap english</p>
<p>I could see Cornell if the grandparent counts there. I think H and P will be tough unless there’s money involved. The low GPA combined with MA…</p>
<p>cool, thats exciting about cornell its one of my top choices. so not meaning to badger but do you think cornell is 50/50? worse? and how about harvard? i kind of gave up on princeton in the fall.</p>
<p>I think you need to find out if a grandparent counts. It does not at many ivies.</p>
<p>As for Cornell being 50/50, it depends on where you rank. When your school doesn’t rank the ivies figure out a rank for you based on historical data for applicants from your school and info in your school profile. If you go to a school that sends them many applicants they have a formula for your school.</p>
<p>If your grandparent makes you a legacy and you’re considered to be in the top 10% of your class, I think you have a very good chance.</p>
<p>ok, thanks a lot</p>