<p>@Virginiafan- I live in Southern California and there are a good 4 or 5 legacies (including myself) and none of us got in. All flat out rejections. We all thought our legacy would play out to our advantage but apparently it did not. I go to a private school that struggles to send students to schools like UVA and UNC so I think how highly the college regards your high school is also very important.</p>