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Re:Does MIT consider legacy? by mbesto on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:22PM (#36775007)
> YOU got into MIT, not the color of your skin, nor whose parents you had.

Or you get into MIT because of your zip code, which is basically true of all elite schools:

https://www.admissionsmadness.com/blog/your-zip-code-is-the-...

your half dozen friends are anecdotes.

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Re:Does MIT consider legacy? by jncfhnb on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:40PM (#36775349)
This article cites a survey that claims alumni, not admits, all live in the same zip code. The study is also not about MIT.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that good schools have better admission rates to good universities.

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Re:Does MIT consider legacy? by ghaff on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:31PM (#36777185)
>It shouldn’t surprise anyone that good schools have better admission rates to good universities.

The actual answer is probably "it's complicated." MIT also doesn't want to filled with Stuyvesant and Bronx School of Science grads. (Though last time I saw the numbers they did admit a fair number anyway.) 5% of my small high school graduating class ended up at MIT but that was a long time ago and I assume that wouldn't happen today.

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