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07.08.08, 10:37 AM NY Schools
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Does anyone know whether schools give legacy status to the dcs of someone who did not graduate but attended the school for a long time (10 years) - leaving to go to boarding school because the family left NYC? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 07.08.08, 10:37 AM Flag
 

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has that person been supporting the school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 10:40 AM Flag
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assume no but also assume that that person was not on an alumni mailing list and was not in nyc or contacted by the school in the intervening years, up until last year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 10:55 AM Flag
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probably not true legacy status but putting it on an app won't hurt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 10:56 AM Flag
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no not legacy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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wrong, many schools would consider this a legacy. OP needs to call the school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:46 AM Flag
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not if you were thrown out [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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np: um op clearly said that person left to go to boarding school bc family left city [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 12:21 PM Flag
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Um. 90% of dcs who left for boarding school were thrown out and said they were leaving for...TAFT lololol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 03:21 PM Flag
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Yeah, that's why they went to best boarding schools in the country, followed by Ivy colleges. But they could not hack NYC private. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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OP: you're kidding. i think it goes the other way around. i never knew anyone thrown out of an nyc private to go to boarding school - at least not a name boarding school. in any event, this person left a TT nyc private for a TT boarding bc parents were moving out of nyc [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 11:58 AM Flag
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this I know. NBS, spence yes. Dalton sometimes. HM no. some from personal experience, some from df who left one of these schools for boarding and both dcs there now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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otoh, my dh attended TT for about 2 years but then moved out of state - TT now sends him alumni magazines, etc. I would definitely put it on the application that parent attended the school and list years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 03:00 AM Flag
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Spence doesn't even accept all sibs, let alone legs. Won't help much. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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but they all qualify for early notification, no? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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thanks! this friend is trying to figure out whether they might be eligible for early notification. ultimately, they will have to call the school and get a real determination, but we were chatting and they were curious and i thought someone might have experience. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:00 PM Flag
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