八大藤校校友子女錄取政策詳細解讀

校友子女錄取優(you) 待對國內(nei) 家長來說早就不是一件新鮮事，但是，具體(ti) 哪些人才算做“legacy”很多同學和家長其實並沒有很清晰的認知。

今天，老師給大家詳細列舉(ju) 八大藤校的legacy政策。

老生常談，給大家回顧一下常青藤聯盟到底有哪些學校：哈佛、耶魯、普林斯頓、賓夕法尼亞(ya) 大學、布朗、哥大、康奈爾、達特茅斯——總共就8所，沒有其他成員。

哈佛 Harvard University

官方政策：

The application process is the same for all candidates. Among a group of similarly distinguished applicants, the children of Harvard College alumni/ae may receive an additional look.

解讀： 第一句關(guan) 於(yu) 可以忽略——學校隻是說申請錄取流程是一視同仁的，第二句話才是重點：父母本科畢業(ye) 於(yu) 哈佛的話，子女申請會(hui) 受到優(you) 待。注意，哈佛碩士及博士並不在legacy政策優(you) 待範圍內(nei) 。  

耶魯 Yale University

官方政策：

Among all these factors, because we value the loyalty and involvement of our alumni, legacy status is given positive weight in the college admissions decision. It’s important to understand that being a legacy does not guarantee admission to Yale College. But the pool of legacy applicants is substantially stronger than the average of the rest of the pool. The grades and test scores of the legacies we admit are higher than the average of the rest of the admitted class, and the legacies that matriculate achieve higher grades at Yale than non-legacy students with the same high school grades and test scores.

When you stop to think about it, this isn’t so surprising. Legacy students are coming from highly educated households, where books, reading, and cultural life are prized. They tend to be more exposed to and more serious about intellectual matters. We are admitting very strong students as legacies.

解讀： 耶魯是少數幾個(ge) 公開為(wei) 校友子女錄取優(you) 待政策辯護發生的學校。耶魯甚至已經公開聲明：“校友子女確實表現更優(you) 異，為(wei) 什麽(me) 不能優(you) 先錄取？” 在全美範圍內(nei) 、甚至藤校學生內(nei) 部都提倡廢除該政策的社會(hui) 背景下，耶魯的發生可謂是再一次給期望申請耶魯的同學提了個(ge) 醒：耶魯對校友的優(you) 待短期內(nei) 絕對不會(hui) 有大的變化，一般來說校友子女的錄取率會(hui) 比非校友的高10%左右。  

普林斯頓 Princeton University

官方政策：

The application process is the same for all candidates. However, in recognition of the special bond that Princeton has with its alumni, it is considered a “plus factor” in our process if your mother, father, stepmother or stepfather attended Princeton. We take that information into account as part of our holistic review process.

解讀： 和哈佛一樣，第一句話可以忽略，普林斯頓對本科校友子女—甚至是收養(yang) 的子女，都會(hui) 給到優(you) 待。  

賓夕法尼亞(ya) 大學 the University of Pennsylvania

官方政策：

We appreciate that attending Penn is a tradition for many families. The Admissions Office identifies legacy applicants based on the information provided in a student’s application and defines “legacy” as being either a child or grandchild of alumni. Legacies who apply to Penn—like all applicants—receive thorough consideration in the application process.

解讀： 賓大采取的是對賓大研究生及以上學位校友以及本科校友的子女以及孫子女均給予優(you) 待政策。包括老師在內(nei) ，有不少數量的華人均在賓大接受過教育，請一定記得在孩子申請的時候把校友身份說明。  

布朗大學 Brown University

官方政策：

Brown takes into account the natural affinity for the University that often emerges among family members of our graduates. In particular, we will note when an applicant has a parent who has graduated from Brown. While such a relationship may be a consideration when it comes to choosing among equally strong candidates, it does not ensure admission. Brown has a strong responsibility to create a new generation of successful college graduates.

解讀： 開篇說明了布朗非常重視家族傳(chuan) 承以及“證據表明”校友親(qin) 屬子女確實為(wei) 學校帶來很大貢獻。後半句補充一句，不要以為(wei) 子女就一定能進去，布朗還是很在乎培養(yang) 新一代大學生的——一方麵確實是布朗特立獨行的風格，另一方麵也是需要大家認清事實，校友隻會(hui) 越來越多，校友子女的競爭(zheng) 也在白熱化。  

哥倫(lun) 比亞(ya) 大學 Columbia University

官方政策：

We are always pleased to receive applications from students whose family members have graduated from Columbia. When an applicant is extremely competitive and compares favorably with other similarly talented candidates, being the child of a Columbia University graduate (from any Columbia University school or college) may be a slight advantage in the admission process. This advantage may especially apply for "legacy" candidates, who are the children of Columbia College or Columbia Engineering graduates.

解讀： 所有的哥大校友子女都會(hui) 受到優(you) 待，特別是本科畢業(ye) 於(yu) 哥大以及哥大工程學院的學生，這一類是校友子女中受到更高待遇的群體(ti) 。  

康奈爾 Cornell University

官方政策及解讀： 康奈爾沒有明確定義(yi) 到底誰才算legacy，但是康奈爾有一個(ge) 特點，校友子女的錄取優(you) 待隻適用於(yu) 早申ED階段。也就是說，如果你早申沒有選擇康奈爾，隻是在RD輪遞交，校友子女身份並不會(hui) 給你帶來什麽(me) 加成作用。  

達特茅斯學院 Dartmouth College

官方政策及解讀： 達特茅斯學院從(cong) 2012年起就再沒有公開過校友子女錄取數據了。這一點都不奇怪。達特茅斯曾經被狀告明顯傾(qing) 向於(yu) 錄取家境優(you) 渥的申請人。在這樣的背景下，校友子女錄取優(you) 待這種備受爭(zheng) 議的內(nei) 容不公開討論也實屬正常。在2012年的官方公布中，一位招生辦負責人曾發言表示，校友子女比非校友子女有2倍的錄取率。   但是，達特茅斯學院有一個(ge) 特點，它的規模非常小，位子也隨之更少，真正在最後受到優(you) 待的，不是校友，而是進行了大額捐贈的校友。