[stupac2]

If I've read this thread right, I am going to reveal myself as the first (and only?) of those insidious "legacy" kids everyone (especially those folks across the Bay) seem to believe account for 50% of Stanford undergrads with no real qualification for attending other than Daddy and Mommy's donations... I'm actually kind of surprised there aren't a few more.

I'm a legacy, my dad has a master's. I was actually born while he was getting it.

It's hard to be certain, but I think that made the difference for me getting in. (My grades weren't the best, but I had as many AP's as possible in my school and a great SAT score, and I did have a few weird achievements to my name, like winning the Rhode Island Chemistry Contest. It's obviously impossible to know, but comparing myself to my peers I definitely felt more like a bubble student.) Not sure how I feel about that, but it is what it is.

[stupac2]

If I've read this thread right, I am going to reveal myself as the first (and only?) of those insidious "legacy" kids everyone (especially those folks across the Bay) seem to believe account for 50% of Stanford undergrads with no real qualification for attending other than Daddy and Mommy's donations... I'm actually kind of surprised there aren't a few more.

I'm a legacy, my dad has a master's. I was actually born while he was getting it.

It's hard to be certain, but I think that made the difference for me getting in. (My grades weren't the best, but I had as many AP's as possible in my school and a great SAT score, and I did have a few weird achievements to my name, like winning the Rhode Island Chemistry Contest. It's obviously impossible to know, but comparing myself to my peers I definitely felt more like a bubble student.) Not sure how I feel about that, but it is what it is.