I am a legacy at UPenn and I know that ED is the only time that would matter, but my question is, how much of an impact does it actually make? Are my chances of admission significantly raised by applying ED as a legacy, or is the advantage only slight?
@ariana17 no one outside the Penn Admissions office can quantify the effect of legacy because we don’t have access to the detailed data. however it is well-known that there is a substantial benefit in applying ED as a legacy at Penn. I have heard rumors of the legacy acceptance rate being in the 30-40% range. It is for sure higher than the overall ED rate. Also it is definitely true that the benefit of legacy diminishes significantly if you apply RD.