If HYPSM reject, say, 65% of students w/ perfect GPAs and SAT/ACT scores, that means 35% get in. That's good odds, no?

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@LostInTheShuffle

I recall reading in the Harvard lawsuit that admit rates for legacies were around 30%

Statistics is harder than just playing with numbers. Even if the admit rate for legacy is 30% while the overall rate is 5%, it doesn’t mean that legacy gives 6x boost. You need to control for the other variables to find out the correct number.