<p>Perhaps those numbers are switched, ID? I’m sure Harvard’s acceptance rate isn’t forty percent, even eleven seems a little high. I thought the overall acceptance rate for Yale and Harvard was approximately nine percent. </p>
<p>I think the general consensus is being a legacy helps in that applicants have inherited genes which are a cut above average compared to the rest of the world, as well as to the other applicants. They have grown up in households which have most likely enforced ideals which Swatties tend to possess, have better work ethics, have higher IQ’s, are generally exposed to excellent opportunities, etc. </p>
<p>On a different note: I wonder if there are any statistics or general information on the specifics of the extracurriculars in which Swatties were involved during high school. I think it would be interesting to see the diversity of the accepted applications. Does anyone know anything about this?</p>