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Am I understanding correctly, that having a legacy can help your acceptance: even over a more qualified candidate?! That hardly seems fair. 👎
toothless rufus said:Am I understanding correctly, that having a legacy can help your acceptance: even over a more qualified candidate?! That hardly seems fair. 👎
The Bell Jar said:It isn't fair,but it happens and it does suck.
toothless rufus said:Am I understanding correctly, that having a legacy can help your acceptance: even over a more qualified candidate?! That hardly seems fair. 👎
jellibelli said:But sometimes, even without the legacy, those people are actually quite qualified for the schools they get admitted to.
OnMyWayThere said:This happens in undergrads, grad schools, residency - and throughout your career with jobs, promotions, etc. Don't let it get to you.
OnMyWayThere said:This happens in undergrads, grad schools, residency - and throughout your career with jobs, promotions, etc. Don't let it get to you.
toothless rufus said:Am I understanding correctly, that having a legacy can help your acceptance: even over a more qualified candidate?! That hardly seems fair. 👎
USArmyDoc said:I really think people are overplaying the legacy factor. I really doubt it makes that much of a difference if your stats are in gutter. Relax! jeez
JKDMed said:I work in admissions somewhere (not medical) and the legacy thing does come up. While this may only be true for undergrad and the uni I work at, legacy only matters when a person does not meet the cutoff for admission. His file goes to, "review" and legacy is one of the many things that gives him points for admission. Other objective and subjective factors are included as well, such as community service, SAT/ACT score strength, LORs, etc.
USArmyDoc said:So you are telling me that I could apply to this school with poor grades and get in just because of legacy? Maybe at some schools is highly regarded but I doubt it is at medical school. I am not going to lie. I have had DEANS pull my application at a medical school and actual committee members only to receive a rejection two weeks later. It doesn't work. In addition Huntergather, you know I have a competitive application as well.
Nate said:Lol, I remember a few of the allopathic schools I applied to secondary application was in this format:
1) Did any member of your family graduate from X school of medicine?
2) Please enclose your check for 100$
Thank you, drive through.
USArmyDoc said:So you are telling me that I could apply to this school with poor grades and get in just because of legacy? Maybe at some schools is highly regarded but I doubt it is at medical school. I am not going to lie. I have had DEANS pull my application at a medical school and actual committee members only to receive a rejection two weeks later. It doesn't work. In addition, I have a competitive application.
NonTradMed said:Well, I don't believe legacy doesn't count, even if you do not have competitive scores.
Alot of my med school apps asks if I knew a family member who went to their school, or if my rec letter writer attended the school. If they don't use that to denote my application chances....what else would they use it for? Stats? Possible, but I'm not that optimistic.
Also, my parents are friends with a couple of attending who is connected to the local med school here, and during the application process, they told me there's a lot of legacy nepotism at the school. As long as you meet the minimal standards of the school and they knew your mom/dad or you're someone connected with "important" in the school, they'll let you in. This despite the fact the school rejects people whose GPA and MCAT scores are within their averages....so I think a bit of legacy is definitely in the works. Also, my undergrad's med school absolutely say school connections helps. I had friends who went through the process with them, they were assured of entry as long as their scores were within acceptable limits---there was no dancing around with them, unlike other med schools which may or may not give them interviews even if their numbers were fine.....
mcat shmcat said:My dad went to the school I'm applying to but got in a bad car wreck his 3rd year. It took him a year to get better from the wreck, and since he was already 40+ knew it was the best decision to just continue denistry. Do you think this will hurt or help me?