Does a cousin count as a legacy for University of Michigan?

Applying to College
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<p>My cousin is currently a sophomore there. I'm a sophomore in high school and I'd like to apply there eventually (I have to get my grades up, but that's a separate issue).</p>

<p>Would she count as a legacy?</p>

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<p>I don’t think so.</p>

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<p>Typically legacy status only counts if your parents attended the college in question. In some cases, your siblings can also give you legacy status, but I’ve never heard of a college giving legacy status for a cousin who is an alum.
That being said I’m not even sure if the University of Michigan recognizes legacy status -assuming you mean the public school. </p>

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<p>They do ask this question in the supplement on CommonApp. Also, it said on CDS that they do consider alumni relation.
<a href=“http://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2013-2014_umaa.pdf”>http://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2013-2014_umaa.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;