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Alright, so both of my parents and both of my brothers attended Harvard. How much will this help my chances of getting accepted? I plan on applying EA in a year in a half.

By Monoe (Monoe) on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 04:12 pm: Edit

The more qualified you are, the more attractive legacy status looks to the College.

By Maggie9000 (Maggie9000) on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 04:14 pm: Edit

I think it will help a lot. If you have competitive stats, you probably have a 75% chance.

By Brzrk (Brzrk) on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 05:33 pm: Edit

Yeah, the academics are definitely there and the EC's are pretty good, but this is only through sophomore year. I was considering listing academics and EC's but without the PSAT, SAT I and only one SAT II it would be too hard to give me an accurate guess as to my chances.

By Happystudent (Happystudent) on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 02:31 pm: Edit

Note that Harvard give less weight to legacies than all the other Ivy League unibersities.

By Gxing (Gxing) on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 08:28 am: Edit

what kind of family are you?? both parents and brothers got into harvard??