Chances for Amherst? Legacy RD

pmyen
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:15:10 +0000

My son applied as a legacy RD several years ago with very similar GPA/SAT stats. Was captain of his high school soccer team (but probably not good enough to be recruited. Didn’t contact coach) and captain of volleyball team (Amherst does not have a men’s team). Unfortunately, he was not accepted. However, he was accepted to other outstanding schools and probably made the best selection, all things considered. He was not sure about his top choice originally and he was told that there was no advantage applying ED vs RD. Perhaps ED would be important for recruited athletes. If Amherst is your top choice now, you may consider writing why you did not apply ED originally but want to signify your interest and commitment. I don’t think it would hurt. I would say that if there is any advantage for legacies applying to Amherst, it is only a slight one, unless parent is significant contributor to Amherst (time or money) or has long history of legacies (my freshman room mate had at least 15 members of his family attend Amherst, spanning 4 generations). You have a strong record, and I am sure that you will have excellent choices in April. Hopefully, Amherst will be one of them.