@homerdog- Yes, true. But yesterday we were talking about other kids son had met who were legacies, and this became a conversation about hooked and unhooked kids… and while there is a fair number of kids in his entry with hooks, there also is a good number of kids in his entry who had no hook whatsoever. So plenty of unhooked kids still get in every year.
Also, some of the WOW kids will apply ED or SCEA or EA to another school and never end up applying to Williams at all. The WOW applicants are super strong high stats kids, as you can see from the WOW threads. Some will pick Harvard, etc.
But some will fall in love with Williams when they visit, and that is why Williams runs the program- to bring to the campus talented kids who otherwise might not consider Williams. Same deal with the other colleges that offer diversity fly-in programs.