<p>My friends dad works as a doctor/researcher there currently, and also teaches at the medical school. When he applies, and he has pretty good stats; how much will that help him to get in?</p>
<p>I'm not sure how much it helps in admissions but it should help in the financial aid department.</p>
<p>Legacy is a plus factor--meaning that other things being about equal, a person with legacy generally will be admitted over someone without. It is not a major factor unless the development office gets involved in a big way, but that really has little to do with legacy and more to do with being a major donor. Hopkins is somewhat unusual in that many major donors are not alumni. Having one of the best hospitals in the world is helpful in that regard. </p>
<p>Legacy can be significant only because most applicants fall into that middle spectrum of being qualified for admission by any objective standard but not being a clear admit or deny. Any plus factor can be significant if you are in this group.</p>
<p>Legacy isn't worth much to candidates who aren't competitive against the applicant pool--except that someone might get a phone call as a courtesy.</p>
<p>I feel like JHU is more like a CalTech or MIT in how admissions works... it cares more about the individual applicant quality and less about legacy and athletics than most other schools. That's just my sense though with no real evidence.</p>
<p>I've answered the legacy question before:
(1) <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/158787-legacy.html?highlight=legacy%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/158787-legacy.html?highlight=legacy</a>
(2) <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/144768-legacy.html?highlight=legacy%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/144768-legacy.html?highlight=legacy</a></p>
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