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It wouldn't shock me if legacies were actually by Tex Francisco
over represented in the top 20% of most ND classes. I knew more than a few legacies who probably would have been at MIT, Princeton, etc. but for ND being their "family" school.
I'm guessing the majority of legacies are right in the middle though. If you were to rank all 20,000 applicants to ND, I'm guessing the kids ranked between 2500 and 8000 are almost indistinguishable, but only 1300 of the 5500 kids in this band are going to get in. This is where being a legacy probably helps. Also, I'm guessing applying early admission gives one an advantage, and legacies are probably more likely to apply early.