<p>wasslion, if you read jonri’s (accurate) post carefully, you will see that plenty of “normal” (i.e., highly qualified but not world-famous) legacies are accepted, just nowhere near as many as would like to be. You probably have a decent chance, but if we’re talking about Princeton a “decent chance” may mean 20-25%, not better than 50%.</p>
<p>I work with a successful, proud, loyal Princeton alum. None of his kids even applied to Princeton, notwithstanding that they were all very successful high school students, and all of them would have loved to go there. All of them applied ED elsewhere in the Ivy League and were accepted, so they never got a chance to find out if Princeton would take them. Each of them looked in the mirror and decided that the chance of getting into Princeton wasn’t worth losing the chance to apply ED elsewhere.</p>
<p>2010: Good luck with that. It didn’t work that way in my family. Maybe someday I’ll give to my alma mater again, but it won’t be soon. I’d rather give money to the college that DID accept my kids (and that I like a whole lot).</p>
<p>D1 was accepted to my alma mater, but chose not to attend.</p>
<p>D2 would probably love my alma mater, but I don’t believe she will be accepted. She’ll give it a shot, but it’s gotten so competitive there in recent years. I will be sad, but not angry if she applies and is rejected.</p>
<p>I was upset that my son didn’t get into mine and my husband’s school (UF) when many of my students with much lower test scores, much lower GPA, and very few EC’s got in, but I also knew that my son wasn’t ready for college, so I didn’t get involved. He goofed off at another school for 3 semesters and finally admitted he needed to do something else and go back when he has a better idea of what he wants to study, so he joined the Air Force. Funny thing is that when he starts taking college classes again, while in the Air Force he can take them with UF if he wants to. The military has agreements with over 1700 universities and colleges in the US and those schools have to accept military personnel, all of their credits from previous schools and credits earned from specific military training. Anyway, if he still wants to be a Gator, he can be, if he wants a piece of paper from another school, he can do that. </p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to UF, but only applied because “everyone at her school applies there and it is a big deal if you are accepted.” She will attend Auburn, a school she was far more impressed with.</p>
<p>JHS- I know what you are saying. I will be disappointed if she doesn’t get in but it was an important part of my life, I met my spouse there, lots of friends, good foundation for my career, etc. I hope I still feel compelled to support the place.</p>