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alamemom
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:47:16 +0000

I think the “given good grades and test scores” part is the most important!

Having a sibling currently attending or having legacy status does not currently seem to improve chances. There is a mom who used to post regularly who had the experience of her older child attending USC and a younger sibling applied with better statistics and was refused. (The admissions had become more selective in the couple of years since the older had applied.)

The biggest benefit of legacy or family connections currently is that preferred transfer counseling and consideration are given those students if they are not accepted as freshmen.

Others will strongly disagree with me though, and continue to insist that “being rich” or having legacy status are the keys to admission.

Good luck!