How much influence can a donor recommendation have..

Mwfan1921
Sun, 09 Dec 2018 22:53:27 +0000

@jimmybobsutton My response was a bit of an outlier, because I do think a major donor with buildings named after him carries potentially significant weight in any recommendation he makes. At some schools special admits (e.g., trustee recommended, development cases (where your kid would probably fall), dean’s interest list, etc.) enjoy relatively high rates of admission.

Every school has their own processes to handle special cases, and like anything there is much variability. I know we aren’t talking Harvard, but this article regarding some of the findings from the recent lawsuit is interesting and hits upon some of the points discussed in this thread. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/18/day-three-harvard-admissions-trial/

Good luck!