<p>Andi, the legacy pool is where the kids deemed as legacies are placed, and their apps are more thoroughly examined, and oftentimes may have slightly different standards. That is the advantage legacies have. You need to ask Yale if grandchildren are put into this pool as well. And the % taken from this pool is much higher than those in the cattle call. Schools do things differently, and I have no idea how Yale determines legacies as we are not in that pool. Also many schools will consider siblings differently in admissions, not so much as a separate pool but it is a tip factor—all things equal sort of a thing. Some schools will actually go back and research the sibling’s admission stats and will not reject a sibling with equal or better profiles even in a different year. Other schools just holistically keep it in mind in the decision making process. I do not know Yale’s official definition of legacy that gets put in the legacy pool for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>Also ASAP in the many years I have worked with kids applying to colleges, I have seen absolutiely no diffences in those who interview and those who do not. I don’t think Yale gives a hang whether you show any demonstrated interest. My son got in without an interview or even a visit. Nor did he mee with the Yale rep*when he visited in the area. We showed no demonstrated interest either. I tell kids who do not interview well not to interview as they have more to lose than to gain. Unless the interview comes up with something truly extraordinary, it is not going to make </p>