Legacy Admissions???

TopTier
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:33:03 +0000

1) At Duke, legacy status helps, but – critically – not all legacies are equal. For example, the child of an alumnus who has not substantially participated in the life of the University, has not devoted significant time and talent to enhance Duke, and/or has not generously donated is less likely to receive any decisive advantage.

2) Further, and also crucially, legacies – precisely like EVERY other accepted candidate – MUST have outstanding grades, test scores, extracurriculars, and so forth. Legacy status alone simply will not overcome a less-than-excellent performance record.