<p>My daughter was not a legacy or athlete, and while I think she’s great, I don’t think she possessed anything the admissions office would have considered to be special talents. She’s white, middle class, not from a feeder school, and required quite a bit of aid. She did have higher than average scores, strong grades and a busy schedule of activities. ED worked for her, perhaps she might have been lost in the shuffle in the regular round. </p>