I hesitate to write this but here goes. Our S19 was never really considering NU even though both my husband and I are alums. My husband wanted him to consider it though. I spoke to a friend who is still very involved in the alumni group in Evanston about legacies. He flat out asked me if we were Gold Level donors. Hm. We have given a little over the years but I had no idea what level Gold Level was. There must be some connection between how much alums give and legacy status making a difference in admissions.
This makes me wonder how admissions decided which apps landed on Morty Shapiro’s desk.