<p>I think that legacy claims are not as big a boost as they have been in past decades for the super-selective schools–unless that legacy has been a HEAVY contributor. </p>
<p>When our Ds have applied to a school where I attended, I got a letter explaining that the legacy boost would be a tie breaker for any two applicants who have the same application. How often do two applicants have the same application, LOL!</p>
<p>[The D with the stronger application got in; the other D with a strong, but not as strong, application did not. Can’t see where the legacy helped at all…and this was from a university who said that legacy counts.]</p>