<p>I agree with Hunt that legacy is distinct from development although there is overlap. Also agree, that it take millions and maybe double-digit millions before you start to really register as a development candidate.</p>
<p>Consolation--The admissions staff isn't going to view a Model UN trip in Paris as better than one at your state U. They don't give people extra credit for having ECs that only the well to do can afford. There is a line of thought that an honest, menial summer job will look better to Yale than a fancy-daddy-bought-it-for-me international experience.</p>
<p>What would you consider a celebrity who got into an Ivy (i think you all know the person I'm talking about)...he is neither a legacy nor a development case...would you just call him a celebrity case?</p>
<p>My sister is graduating Yale this Spring...does that put me under the list, or does legacy olny count for parents and so on? Do you think it might help at all?</p>
<p>guys, the supplement itself is VERY clear about this!!
it asks for parent, stepparent, or grandparent who attended Yale (not just undergrad!!) and it also gives space for other relatives who attend or have attended yale other than parent, stepparent or grandparent..so all of the above cases grant clearly legacy status, otherwise there would be no point in asking for them</p>
<p>Well, this whole issue is a little more complicated. In some cases, whether you are a legacy or not may make an objective difference in the evaluation process. In other words, it may give you "points" in whatever scale they use. In such a case, there will be a bright line between who is a legacy and who isn't. On the other hand, there is a huge subjective element in the evaluation process, and your connection to Yale could be important here, even if the connection is not a typical lecacy connection. The bottom line is that having relatives who went to Yale can help you, but it's very difficult to say how much it can help you.</p>
<p>Not true, gouchicago. Legacy kids are admitted at a higher rate than non-legacies--about 1/3 are admitted compared to the non legacy admit rate of under 10%. It does count--I even read an article, maybe in the alumni magazine from a few years ago, about why Yale still gives legacies preference in admissions. It doesn't mean that a legacy is an automatic in, but it is still a preference.</p>
<p>I think people waaay overestimate how much being a legacy helps. Unless you're related to a major donor, it's a little tip in admissions not a hook.</p>