Legacies - NOT an automatic admission!

yayverily
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:07:33 +0000

Good point, danas, although some legacies will matriculate at parents’ school because of family pressure or tradition.

W and I attended the same “lesser ivy” (not HYP) for both undergrad and grad school. S was accepted there as a double legacy, but chose instead to attend MIT, which he concluded was stronger in his particular field.

We also feel he chose MIT because he wanted to show that he could make it on his own, not follow in the footsteps of his parents. Although we were disappointed, we understand and support his decision.