<p>Does legacy help in RD? A great question that I wish I could answer, wmmk. My son decided not to apply early, although he’s a third-generation legacy. Too many kids/friends from his school applying, and he just didn’t want to “go there” - figuratively speaking. Decided to apply RD just because you never know what might happen, and his app was stronger by December 31 than it would have been in October. We are hoping the small boost of legacy doesn’t disappear during RD, but there’s no way to be sure. I guess the only guarantee is that his app gets a third read that other apps might not get. There’s a fairly chaotic admissions climate with Yale SCEA because of Harvard and Princeton dumping EA, but maybe that will settle down next year.</p>