How far will a legacy go?

Marlowe
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:54:30 +0000

Wondering how much being a “legacy” will help college admissions:

My grandfather went to Dartmouth and has donated money to the school. Though I know it probably hasn’t been an enormous amount, I know he’s been fairly consistent. Meanwhile, I have an B+ GPA in AP and Honors classes at a very competitive public school with strong EC’s: do I have a chance of admission if I apply ED, or is the legacy connection not going to go very far?