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If you want to get a flavor of Stanford's treatment of legacy applicants, ask Howard Wolf (alumni relations VP) about it. Stanford absolutely gives preferential treatment. Maybe Stanford admits fewer legacies than Harvard or Yale or Princeton (where they could be as much as 1/3 of the class). But there is no doubt that it's measurably easier for a legacy to be admitted than an applicant from the general pool.

And it will be a major change to Stanford's admissions if it is forced to abandon that practice.

I have been corresponding with Wolf by email on this topic for 5 years. Primarily my concern has been that rich alumni are buying spots at Stanford for their children. He vehemently denies it, then in the next sentence says how important it is to consider donations and legacy. Totally tone deaf. 

I recently renewed the conversation with all of the national attention regarding legacy admissions. His response this time was that Stanford is reevaluating it’s position. He said that there have been many similar emails from concerned alumni.

[akiddoc]

If you want to get a flavor of Stanford's treatment of legacy applicants, ask Howard Wolf (alumni relations VP) about it. Stanford absolutely gives preferential treatment. Maybe Stanford admits fewer legacies than Harvard or Yale or Princeton (where they could be as much as 1/3 of the class). But there is no doubt that it's measurably easier for a legacy to be admitted than an applicant from the general pool.

And it will be a major change to Stanford's admissions if it is forced to abandon that practice.

I have been corresponding with Wolf by email on this topic for 5 years. Primarily my concern has been that rich alumni are buying spots at Stanford for their children. He vehemently denies it, then in the next sentence says how important it is to consider donations and legacy. Totally tone deaf. 

I recently renewed the conversation with all of the national attention regarding legacy admissions. His response this time was that Stanford is reevaluating it’s position. He said that there have been many similar emails from concerned alumni.