<p>I am just curious since I have already enrolled at my school, but would the fact that my uncle went to Columbia for graduate school be considered at all if I applied there? Also, would it be of any help whatsoever if I applied there for grad school? Thanks.</p>
<p>Not unless he’s a generous donor to the school. Parents and sometimes grandparents make you a legacy.</p>
<p>… or unless the uncle’s name is something like Kennedy, Bush, Rockefeller or Rothchild</p>
<p>Not a legacy technically, but many schools do like to see “families”. See what they ask for on the application.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, no doesn’t. Usually only parents, grandparents, etc and siblings are counted as legacies.</p>