<p>I am a graduate school legacy. My mother attended a professional school at Yale. I recently read a post on this site from a while ago that said that the legacies might be counted differently. I'm wondering if my chances are lowered from a undergraduate legacy's chances. Is that true?
Here are some stats:
SAT: 2310 (one sitting) (800 CR, 710 M, 800 W)
SAT IIs: 710 Bio, 740 Math II, 760 Lit
APs: Bio - 5, English - 5, AP Calc - 4, AP Euro (taken Soph year) - 3
GPA (out of 5): 4.32, (out of 4) 3.92
Class rank: I'm not exactly sure, top 15 out of 300 I believe, so top 5%ish
I am a Boy Scout, soon to be an Eagle Scout, applied SCEA to Yale, and also had a special recommendation from my town's local Chief of Fire Department. I also founded my school's Film Club, and am the president of it.</p>
<p>There are a few top schools where a parent who went to grad school there will make you a legacy (like Stanford but then they don’t give as big a legacy boost as the ivies), but at most your parent had to have been an undergrad. Check with Yale.</p>
<p>It’s not a matter of lower chances–you’re either a legacy or you’re not. How powerful one’s legacy is will be based on family donations.</p>
<p>Yeah Yale regards me as a legacy applicant. I know because they sent me a letter stating that about a week ago. If they don’t scale the legacies based on undergraduate/graduate status, then that’s great. Thanks.</p>
<p>Congrats, your chances just doubled.</p>