This speculation is based on my limited and anecdotal private exchanges with a few parents, but wanted to put it out there to test and see what others thought
So far I have heard that Chicago, does give consideration to legacies ( looks like this is not restricted to just kids of College alums, like at Harvard, but anyone who attended Chicago, even grad school) but uses them to fill slots after other students have been given a chance to enroll. In other words, they get in, they just have to be patient and be willing to get on the wait list.
The families I have spoken to, have kids with competitive profiles, and applied early, but got deferred and then wait listed and then got off the list.
If this is true, then for those who don't have hooks, this is good news. Chicago admission committee prioritizes non legacies over legacies, but then allows the legacies in at the last minute to round out the class.
Any legacy families out there that can agree or disagree with this observation?
What has been your experience?
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