Worst Stats for an Admitted Legacy?

Pizzagirl
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:01:25 +0000

Let’s try to see how far the “legacy” advantage can go with particular schools.
Friends kid got into Dartmouth (Early Decision) with a 3.7 (UW) and a 29 ACT



So what? I’m sure that Dartmouth turned down legacies with higher GPAs and ACTs as well. What does that prove? Nothing.

What’s the point – you can’t become a legacy, so why not focus on the things you can control?