How much do alumnae parents help?Answered
Hello, I’m a sophomore in HS and very early in the application process (just have 1 tour lined up for spring break) I was wondering how much alumnae parents raise your chances of getting into a collage (for context, I’m out of state, and looking at the university of Wisconsin- Madison, where both my parents went for undergrad, and where my grandfather also used to teach). Right now I’m sitting at about 22% likelihood of acceptance. I’m not going to spit out my gpa and extra curriculars, I was just curious about how much relation to the school affects acceptance.
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Wisconsin University at Madison does not "officially" grant any specialties to legacies, but according to CollegeTransitions.com, gathered data shows there is a 20% increase in the chance of admission because of legacy. I've used their website before, and I consider it reliable because they cite their studies thoroughly. So consider that 22% chance of admission about a 42%!
It tends to vary per school. Usually Ivys will care more about alumni relationships. However, after a quick check on naviance it says alumni relationship is very important to them. Here are all of them in order of how they are listed.
Alumni/AE Relation
Campus Visit
Character/Personal Qualities
Class Rank
Curriculum Rigor/School Record
Essay
Ethnicity
Extracurricular Activities
GPA
Geographical Residence
Interview
Recommendations
Religious Affiliation/Commitment
State Residency
Talent/Ability/Competency
Test Scores
Volunteer Work
Work Experience
Your chance of acceptance
Your chancing factors
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Let me rephrase: a cumulative increase of 20 percentage integers with respect to an initial base acceptance rate.