<p>I want to get into Georgetown, but I dont think my GPA is high enough.
My dad went to gerogetown and I hope this will help my chances of getting into Georgetown.
Even if my dad does not donate to georgetown, can the fact that he went to gergetown affect my chances of getting in.</p>
<p>Yes, because maybe when if get in your 'ol pater's cash will start flowing towards G'town!</p>
<p>They put legacy apps on the top of the stack, and evaluate them twice.</p>
<p>but if I also improve my gpa drastically and attend a summer school course (5 weeks) and a medical program (10 days) does that increase my chances even though my gpa is a 94.5 percent</p>
<p>oh
and is just my dad going a legacy</p>
<p>okay i realize i'm probably just going to sound bitter, but WHY DOES LEGACY MATTER SOOOOOOO MUCH?</p>
<p>i mean, what if i want to start a new legacy? what if i'm an entirely different person than my parents? (both of whom had neither the money nor the interest to attend gtown...)</p>
<p>i'm really not that mad, just kind of jealous, haha</p>
<p>but i've just never understood why legacies are such big deals.</p>
<p>its for money. I also have a question about legacy status but not specificaly GU. If your father went to a graduate school and you want to apply to that schools undergraduate program are u still considered a legacy?</p>
<p>Each college decides what they consider to be a legacy applicant. some colleges say that if any immediate family member received any degree from the Univ, then you are legacy. Other colleges limit "legacy status" to children of graduated undergrad's. You have to check the school you are applying to to find out if you will be counted as legacy.</p>
<p>Legacy, especially at large schools, is meaning less and less unless the family contributes huge dollars. The fact of the matter is that there are so many legacy applications that not all can be admitted or given preferential treatment. It is true that if two applicants have identical stats, essays, ecs, etc. but one is a legacy admissions will chose the legacy but in no way is a legacy a guarantee of admission, unless of course the library or science center is named afer your grandfather.</p>