I don't know whether there are or are not legacy points for applicants (my best information is that there are), but the far bigger problem ND has and is going to have is cost. Tuition, room and board is over $70,000, which will weed out a whole lot more students than would a 2200 SAT requirement. The Ivy League schools tailor their tuition cost to what qualified applicants can afford -- the "rack rate" may be $70,000, but very few pay that. At ND, they don't use that kind of model, and there isn't a whole lot of money handed over for non-athletic scholarships. To me, this is a subject that needs to be addressed.