<p>By way of comparison, at Harvard (but not Yale), "legacy" status is accorded only to the children of Harvard <em>College</em> graduates. No legacy status for the offspring of graduates of the Graduate School or any of the professional schools.</p>
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<p>PS: isn't there a semantic distinction between "the admit rate for the general pool" and the admit rate for those not enjoying legacy status at all? I wonder if legacies aren't admitted at closer to 3 times higher than the rate for unhooked applicants. At Harvard (where, as I have said, only graduates of the <em>College</em> qualify for the tip
0 the ratio is closer to 4 times higher.</p>