Saw this CD column about legacy on Reddit and thought I'd share my thoughts

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>LF – Listen to UVA (from a couple years back), not me if you want.</p>

<p>“We plan to maintain our current model, in which out-of-state legacy applicants are treated as if they are Virginians. The offer rate for Virginians to the University was 44 percent this year, the non-Virginian offer rate was 24 percent. There is a significant advantage to being a Virginian in our review.”</p>

<p><a href=“http://uvamagazine.org/university_di.../#.Un6L4uKjQdo[/url]”>http://uvamagazine.org/university_di.../#.Un6L4uKjQdo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I have 3 OOS legacy kids. One got in, one did not. So not a slam dunk by any means. We could definitely tell that the one who got in had a boost as compared to non-legacy OOS-ers we know who applied and were denied.</p>

<p>One still in HS, who probably wouldn’t need the legacy boost. But who also isn’t likely to pick UVA. For that kid, wish we had a boost at some other school…</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>The relevant number is that something like 10% of UVa’s ACADEMIC budget is funded by the state of Virginia. That is a critical percentage that would be hard to replace. However, it is a huge drop from pre-Recession levels.</p>