<p>I think the Stanford adcomm is telling it just like it is. And I agree that staff kids generally don’t get any benefit in terms of admissions.</p>
<p>When we were at that ivy, it was explained to us that being a legacy, faculty kid, big donor, etc. got you an extra look - your app went through but if you didn’t get in, your app was set aside and then it also went through on a special “round” for your category. Not sure if they still do it that way but that’s how we were told they did it in the 80s.</p>