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		airnomad on March 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parents with annual family incomes below $125,000 ... I wonder what chances you have to get into Ivy League in the first place if your parents earn less then 125k.

stephencanon on March 29, 2015 [–]

Given that all the ivies have need-blind admissions for American students, and half are need-blind for everyone, the odds are about as good as they are for anyone else. Also, Stanford isn't an ivy.

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