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Does MIT Do Legacy Admissions?

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Based on the admissions at Harvard from 2010 to 2015, legacy applicants were admitted at a rate of 33% , higher than the overall acceptance rate of 6%. Test score ranges (SAT scores of 790-800 in Math and 730-780 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing). Insights into how factors like GPA , essays, and extracurriculars are weighted.

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Global Campuses, Dual Degree and Joint Degree Programs: What You Need to Know

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NYU Abu Dhabi , which welcomed its first class of students in 2010, is the first comprehensive liberal arts and science campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Today, 2,075 undergraduates from over 120 countries are enrolled at NYUAD and the annual acceptance rate hovers around 5%.

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12 Reasons Scattergrams Lull Students Into a False Sense of Security

Admissions.Blog

Below is an example of a scattergram for a particular high school showing current students (and parents) at that high school how alumni from that high school fared when applying to University of Maryland College Park from 2010 through 2014. Scattergrams don’t show the quality of past applicants’ extracurricular resumes.

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Do You Need an Ivy League Admissions Consulting Expert? Here’s Why It Could Make a Difference  

AdmissionSight

for the Class of 2010 to a staggering 3.9% Admissions committees are looking for the whole package: compelling essays, standout extracurriculars, glowing recommendation letters, and impressive test scores. The real challenge is standing out in other areas, like your essays, extracurriculars, and overall story.