Legacy

Wisdom2share
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:08:49 +0000

It helps in some universities if the parent is significantly active in the alumni association and has donated considerably I have heard from a friend whose D applied to Tufts with double legacy was not offered an admission and the letter mentioned that despite the family’s close ties to the university they couldn’t offer her an admission. which suggests that they consider the legacy. My friend also told me that they never considered being an active part of the alumni association and have rarely contributed to the school which could have hurt their daughter’s chances of going there.
Heard from parents of another kid who was deferred at MIT (Legacy) who got accepted after a significant donation from the parent to the alumni association.
Legacy matters, but only if you have maintained the ties with the school and contributed regularly.