Amherst to stop offering legacy preference in admissions

CasablancaFan
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:48:26 +0000

“Never heard of a legacy getting the same pre-read as an athlete”. My son is at Amherst (not a legacy) and for three years he had roommates that were legacies. When it came time for the younger sibling of one of the roommates to apply he was given a pre-read by admissions that would come back as “likely” or “unlikely”. The pre-read came back as “unlikely” and he is now attending another NESCAC. Not sure if this is offered to all legacies or if this was an isolated case.
P.S. I am always surprised by the number of posters on this site who believe that any high stat student who ED’s to a “less selective” school is doing it as a “strategy”. What about they just preferred the school??