Legacy sway admissions?

oldfort
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:20:12 +0000

I don’t think it’s true that her grades wouldn’t be transferred to her new school in the US. My nephews moved from Hong Kong to CA, all of their grades transferred. We are moving overseas, our younger daughter will be going to an American international school, and her grades will be transferred to her new school.

Even if the US school doesn’t use her Italian school grades to figure out GPA, Cornell is going to want to see her Italian school’s transcript. sophomore and junior year grades are the most important ones for most colleges. In your daughter’s case, she may be compared to international students rather than American students. My sense is that international student pool maybe more competitive and they are all very interesting. Legacy status gives applicant a slight bump, but it won’t overcome below average stats.

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The young lady didn’t get in.