<p>now obviously it isnt the most important component of the application, but how much does a legacy really affect admissions decisions?</p>
<p>if your application is lacking in some form or aspect such as low SAT scores, GPA, bad essays, than it probably will help you. i believe legacy helps when one does not have anything stand out. this is considering that the alumni actually gives money.</p>
<p>I personally know of very well qualified legacies with very very good grades and SAT’s and ECs who have not gotten…legacy is very very minor…</p>
<p>well thats disappointing.</p>