<p>Not sure if this is in the right place. My apologies if it isn't</p>
<p>My grandmother attended the University of Pennsylvania in the 1950s but never actually received a degree.</p>
<p>I know Penn likes its alumni and it helps your chances of getting in during the early decision process, so does it matter if she never received the degree?</p>
<p>Every school defines legacy differently “At Penn, legacy is defined as having a parent or grandparent graduate from any of Penn’s undergraduate or graduate schools.” <a href=“Answers From the Admissions Dean of the University of Pennsylvania, Part 2 - The New York Times”>Answers From the Admissions Dean of the University of Pennsylvania, Part 2 - The New York Times; (I found this with a one minute google search). If she has continuously donated to the school maybe that would help though.</p>
<p>I’m able to put it on the common application as an alumni who has not received a degree.</p>