How do people with low GPA's get into IVY??

dfree124
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:54:22 +0000

What’s dumb, IMO, is when Ivies send acceptances to legacies or other extreme cases when CLEARLY, the student has no chance of succeeding at the college.



Ivys don’t accept legacies that won’t succeed - I was rejected from an ivy with legacy and I’m pretty confident that I could’ve done fine at the school. Legacy only gives you maybe a 10-15% higher chance of getting in than the normal acceptance rate. The only students who are accepted and may not be able to succeed are recruited athletes and developmental admits. That said, many athletes and dev admits will be able to succeed.