[melvinmt]

At most private schools donations are a way to ensure your children have a better chance of getting into the same school. Legacy students at Harvard for example have about 33% chance of being admitted vs the overall acceptance rate of 4.6%.

[alfiedotwtf]

Ah! Also not from the US... now that makes sense!

But from your numbers, what's the split in child acceptance rate between "former student" vs "former student who donates"?

And now I'm even more curious, what's an average rough donation amount to hold onto this "reserved spot"?