<p>Yeah, I was about to point out how fallacious Kowloon’s post is. Thanks for getting to it before me. ;)</p>
<p>Anyways, why would 15% be a messed up figure? Firstly, legacies are more likely, in general, to attend the school if admitted, and also more likely to apply (think about why, it’s not tough to justify). Thus, even if there were no advantage to being a legacy, they would matriculate at a higher rate than non-legacies, once admitted. That explains some of the heightened amount. The other half of the explanation is that Princeton admits them at a higher rate, to encourage alumni loyalty - because familial alumni loyalty is what gets Princeton much of its donations. People on the forum may or may not realize it, but it is the big loyal alumni families with lots of legacies that largely drive the major fund raising efforts of the university.</p>
<p>So no, I don’t think the amount of legacies is messed up. I think it’s correct, for a number of reasons.</p>