<p>are the children of princeton graduate students also eventually considered legacies? or is this standing not as heralded as being a legacy of one who went to princeton for undergrad?</p>
<p>yeah, i think they are. no offense, but i kinda think that giving weight to legacies is total bs. i know a pretty average student who goes to an expensive college prep. school who got into princeton 'cause he had, like, 3 generations there.</p>
<p>Actually, I'm just kinda mad, cause I don't think there is even a remote possibility that the admissions off. will look at my application for more than 10secs.</p>
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Actually, I'm just kinda mad, cause I don't think there is even a remote possibility that the admissions off. will look at my application for more than 10secs.
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Why do you say that?</p>
<p>As far as I've heard, only a small weight is given for legacy status unless the person's family has done something outrageously generous for the school (like donating the Frist Campus Center). Legacies are given less priority than at most other ivies, especially now that dean rapelye is in charge of admission (the number of legacies has already dropped to below 10%), and I know that there are many very qualified legacies with high SATs and powerful extracurriculars who were rejected this year. Their higher admit rate is largely because they tend to come from very successful families that can provide them with lots of educational advantages.</p>