<p>Well, on the Vanderbilt application it has numerous fill-ins for legacy. My stepmom's dad's cousin is the late Madison Sarratt, an old chancellor of Vanderbilt. Should I put that on the application?</p>
<p>So, what qualifies as legacy?</p>
<p>that doesn't count as a legacy. Usually it's parents or grandparents. "My stepmom's dad's cousin is XXX". Six degrees of separation? Getting close there.</p>
<p>Immediate family. Mom, dad, brother, sister. Maybe grandparents. I wouldn't stretch it beyond there. They will think you are reaching. </p>
<p>Legacy isn't quite as important in admissions as most people think. It is a very small percentage of the reasons for accepting or declining a student.</p>
<p>You just have to say cousin. It doesn't matter unless it is immediate family anyways. For many schools it's just mom and dad, and only if they went to the same school (undergrad not med or law or grad school). It does depend on the school as some schools do look at grandparents and have sibling policies.</p>