06-12-2016, 11:33 AM
(06-12-2016, 10:55 AM)Stymie link Wrote:[quote author=DC 86 link=topic=15166.msg164888#msg164888 date=1465744579]
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I convinced myself that Stanford was more egalitarian than the Ivies--there was some evidence to think so, given that it refused to give preference to legacies
Not true, although historically Stanford has weighed legacies less than its Ivy counterparts.
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The latest info I've seen (from an ex-Stanford Admissions person) says that these days Stanford weighs legacy significantly more than the Ivies.
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Stanford does not release statistics but several articles in the Daily have estimated that 10-15% of legacy applicants are admitted, and that legacy applicants have historically been admitted at double the rate of non-legacy applicants. Ivies admit a higher percentage (usually at a rate of 2x - 5x compared to non-legacies), ranging up to 41.7% for Princeton (source: Daniel Golden, "An Analytic Survey of Legacy Preference".)
Having said that, Ivies generally have larger entering classes (i.e. easier to accommodate legacies) and comparing gross data doesn't account for the attributes of individual candidates, but you can find lots of data that supports the fact that Ivies admit legacies at a higher rate than Stanford. My initial post was merely refuting the statement that Stanford did not consider legacy status; to my knowledge it always has been a factor in admissions.