<p>how important is it?
any specific stories</p>
<p>My friend is a legacy at Rice, and she got in last year. She was also a valedictorian and had a 1600 SAT, which might have helped.</p>
<p>I know of a girl that got in this past year. I don't know how much legacy had to do with it but to be honest, she was nothing spetacular. Just another girl. Anyway, her sister was a Junior at Rice that year (I believe) and the girl got accepted. (But I am not sure how much her sister attending Rice had on her being accepted. =)</p>
<p>I know someone who's sister got in and then she did. She was, btw, the first girl from our school to get in since her sister (so like 3 or 4 years apart). So, I guess it's a factor.</p>
<p>I had a friend my year whose sister attended Rice yet my friend wasn't accepted. It may play a part, but my guess is it's a small role.</p>