<p>Hey guys, I have a simple, but widely discussed question.</p>
<p>What role in the admissions process does legacy play at Boston College? I know that its the “feather” on the tipping scale versus the “brick” that is your grades and test scores but let’s be serious here.
My question is getting at more than that, it is asking whether legacy has a larger role at BC than it does at other universities?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance and lets hopefully open this up to discussion. It can be factual or just things you’ve heard, in my opinion, both have their merit.</p>
<p>Reaction:
Do a search on this forum and you’ll find many past discussions on this topic.</p>
<p>I recall two things from those past threads:</p>
<p>1: There are a few upset BC alumni parents whose kids got rejected. They had been giving BC money since graduated - but no more. One applicant said her parents had been giving upwards of $500/year and it still made no difference.</p>
<p>2: Replies seem to converge on the idea that legacy is more of a feather than a brick at BC.</p>
<p>If your legacy contributes big money to BC on a regular basis, I’m sure there will be interest to nurture that relationship.</p>
<p>I think the benefit comes more from them figuring that you are more likely to go if accepted than anything else. It may give advantage to well-qualified, borderline candidate, but won’t get anybody in if they are not otherwise acceptable. BC has to reject qualified applicants, but a qualified legacy applicant is less likely to get rejected.</p>
<p>Ok that makes sense. I was just wondering how BC treats its legacy applicants versus other similar caliber schools like Vanderbilt, Villanova, BU, etc.</p>
<p>BC reviews all legacy applicants separate from the regular pool. In most cases, I do not think they get an advantage but obviously a separate (and probably more thorough) look can’t hurt.</p>
<p>Rumor has it that Doug Flutie’s daughter did not get accepted.</p>