In addition to legacy admissions, there are special non-legacy admissions for children of big donors to the endowment funds.
Yes, thank you. That’s the famous back door admission.
Wojcicki’s dad was head of the Stanford Physics department. Undoubtedly her kid had lotsa help and decent genes for what he majored in (and believe it or not, UCB math is easier to get into then say Comp Sci). But in a perfect world he’s one in a sea of mostly Asian faces applying there. Being Susie’s kid and Stan’s grandkid really helps.
https://physics.stanford.edu/people/stanley-wojcicki