From Huffington: According to a new study, legacy status may matter a lot more in college admissions than previously estimated, offering an advantage of up to 45.1 percent.
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that in an article titled “The impact of legacy status on undergraduate admissions at elite colleges and universities” (available for purchase here), Harvard researcher Michael Hurwitz was able to determine the effect of the admissions characteristic that differs from school to school — legacy status — on an individual’s chance of admission.