Using legacy/connections to get into college?

histrionics · 08-21-2008, 08:22 PM

I know someone who has gotten bad grades and SATs, and practically no EC's but has "connections" to get into top schools, even ivies.

I don't understand how that is fair to those people who have worked so hard to get into a college and earn their spot.

So, what do you think about people, who have connections or are legacies at top schools, to get into college?

Baelor · 08-21-2008, 08:24 PM

Unless your parent donates 100 million+ to the school, you won't be able to get in with bad grades and bad SATs. They have enough über-wealthy people with good grades and SATs.

histrionics · 08-21-2008, 08:30 PM

I wouldn't be too sure. The person I was referring to above, is pretty much confirmed a spot at some schools.

dragonreborn · 08-21-2008, 09:24 PM

No. I know of plenty of people rejected from schools where both their parents were legacies...and they were smart. Nowadays I assure you that college admissions are incredibly unpredicatable---with one abominable exception: even if you're an *******, if your parents donate millions of dollars to the school, you will get in.

Baelor · 08-21-2008, 10:06 PM

In addition, most top schools decide candidates based on a committee (at least, many do). That means that knowing your regional officer can only get them to bring you in front of the committee.

diesel · 08-21-2008, 11:01 PM

there's a big difference between having your parents be legacies and having "connections"

Invoyable · 08-22-2008, 02:08 AM

^Along with that, this is just one of the many "unfair" things in life...the list can be endless. You'll just have to rely on your best abilities and try to excel the best as you can lmao (I hope you'll excuse the cheesiness here...I had to).

I say this as a non-legacy/non-rich/non-URM/non...whatever, most things that's "advantageous".