<p>I would very much like to see a list of these numbers for the Top 20 to 30 Universities and LACs. Even better would be numbers that go back to however early possible. Has anyone seen a compilation or think they can track the data down?</p>
<p>I'm guessing a lot of schools decline to release that information because of the PC hooha going on in the media, but a suitable substitute would be % of class made up of legacies.</p>
<p>I think a number of schools publish this info. Colgate does on their website - here's the info for Class of 2012:</p>
<p>Children/grandchildren of alumni </p>
<p>306 applications; 121 admitted</p>
<p>Williams says that about 12% of each class is legacy - I think 10-15% legacy is pretty typical for many selective schools.</p>
<p>TheDartmouth.com</a> | College is twice as likely to admit legacy applicants
TheDartmouth.com</a> | College admits 2,190 applicants</p>
<p>29.7% rate of acceptance at Dartmouth for legacies. 167 spots of 2190 for legacies.</p>
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Of course, being a legacy is still an advantage. Morty pointed out that the acceptance rate for AR 1’s was only about 30%. [I bet this was for all AR 1's, not just US citizens, which almost all legacies are.] Legacies with AR 1s are “always” accepted. [I bet that AR 1 legacies are some of the best and happiest members of the Willams community, especially the subset that applies early decision. They could have gone elsewhere but chose Williams because they were more than ready to fall in love with it. In other words, even if you did not want to give legacies an advantage qua legacies, you should still admit the AR 1 legacies over other AR 1s because these sons and daughters of Ephs are much more likely to be happy at Williams and contribute to the happiness of others.]
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<p>Middsmith, what exactly is an "AR 1"?</p>
<p>Graphic:</a> How To Get Into A School Like Amherst</p>
<p>AR 1 = Academic Rank 1
SAT 1520-1600, Val or Sal.</p>
<p>Academic Rating.</p>
<p>Most elite colleges use some sort of numeric rating system based on SATs, class rank, GPA, difficulty of curriculum, etc. In Williams' case AR1 is the top. The numbering might be reversed at another school, but same concept.</p>
<p>Oh. Gracias. :)</p>
<p>What if someone has a low GPA but high SATs, do they just average them for the AR?</p>
<p>I would say legacy applicants, major donators, and the "athletic" students take up about 30 percent.</p>
<p>Holy *****************</p>
<p>Acceptance rate for Princeton Legacies = 40%+</p>
<p>Penn</a> Admissions: Incoming Class Profile</p>
<p>University of Pennslvania</p>
<p>Sons and Daughters of Alumni Applicants: 1,291<br>
Admitted: 437 (34%)
Number Enrolled: 374<br>
Percent of Class: 15%</p>
<p>This year the Univ. of Southern California had 35,809 applications for their freshman class of 2600. The profile has not yet been released for this fall's entering class. Last year 21% of the enrolled freshmen were legacies.</p>
<p>Princeton is one of the last bastions of legacy admission IMO, I'm not surprised by a near 40% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Being a legacy is only very helpful if your parents donate a lot of money. And it only works at one school!</p>
<p>I'd much rather have black skin..</p>
<p>would it be stupid to not apply early to a school at which you're a legacy? if you really like the school but you're just not sure...then again you always worry about the fact that you may not be able to get into a better school...really superficial i know.</p>
<p>Remember that "legacy" usually means undergrad and grad (i.e. your parents/grandparents got some degree from the institution).</p>
<p>I think 1/5 of Stanford's class are legacies. Same for USC.</p>
<p>I heard for USC you have a 30% more chance of being accepted if you are legacy. Not sure if this is true though.</p>
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<p>Become a micheal Jackson!!! That'll make you really stand out.</p>
<p>I don't get it... why do colleges like legacies..? don't they want to diversify their classes? it wouldn't really be diverse if they accept the same people over and over again...</p>
<p>Dinero mi amigo, Dinero.</p>