<p>I am in the top 5% of my class of 550+ students, at a school that usually sends a good number of students to the ivies. I am applying early to one of the ivies, where I am a double legacy, and the child of a faculty member. I have 1440/2180 SATs and History and Bio SAT IIs of 750 and 800 respectively. I was wondering how much weight is given to the fact that I am a double legacy/faculty child, as there are a few students ahead of me in the class also applying early to the same school. I have good extra curriculars as well. I just wanted to know whether or not its even worth my time to apply If I have no shot.</p>
<p>Anybody have an idea?...bump</p>
<p>You are practically a shoe-in at this university. Your scores and rank are good, but the legacy and faculty connection is gonna make this one a no-brainer. Definitely apply, and apply ED if you are sure this is the school for you. There are major benefits and disadvantages to attending a school where your parent is a prof, so make sure you consider this as well. Good luck!</p>
<p>You should certainly apply if you want to go there. How much legacy vs faculty child matters depends on admissions policy at that University. Since those considerations are broad policy issues, they might even tell you if you asked. Of course, unless the answer is "legacies and faculty children are automatically rejected" the answer should not influence your decision to apply.</p>
<p>Your grades and scores are comfortably in the Ivy range, but of course that also depends on which school. The Harvard range is higher than the Cornell range. The boosts from early, legacy, and faculty child count the most for people who would have a good chance anyway-like you.</p>
<p>If I've ever read a post where someone is looking for stroking and/or bragging, this is the one!</p>
<p>Let's see: top 5% at a school that sends a lot of kids to the ivies. Gee, already a tough call. And why ask us about chances and not the GC's who obviously are familiar with ivys?</p>
<p>And it just gets better. A double-legacy (and probably born in the hospital on campus if they have a med school). A parent is a faculty member. And yet, the poster asks <em>us</em> and not mom/dad about the chances. After all, we know better than the faculty, we have better access to the right people on campus to ask.</p>
<p>Yeah, just another one of those "I got a 2390, top 3 student in school, and am a candidate for the Nobel Prize in science -- do I have a chance?" posters that wants to rub it in to the rest of us and get a little stroking to boot.</p>
<p>Couldn't agree more......
~ What's up with that?
P.S I have low self-esteem as it is!!!</p>