<p>CC might not exist anymore then (some flame war will cause it to self-destruct) but Princeton WILL exist, because my grandchildren will be going there then :p</p>
<p>And yea, we tend to stray away from the original topic here at the princeton board. It was quite extreme if you go back a few months. EVERYTHING turned into a 30 page lounge. </p>
<p>But yes, going sort of back to the original question...
can someone verify whether grad school counts as legacy? I swear I heard somewhere that it doesn't, but I think it also depends on the school.</p>
<p>Different schools have different definitions of "legacy" for undergraduate admissions, but most schools do not count grad school (and those that do generally don't count grad school as strongly as undergrad). Harvard is very clear about its definition: mother or father graduated from the College. Period. I don't know about Princeton, but the likelihood is that grad school doesn't count or only counts a little. </p>
<p>At Dartmouth a legacy is considered "a son or daughter of anyone with a B.A. from Dartmouth College," said Furstenberg, who explained that no other relation to Dartmouth, including having parental graduates of the graduate schools, makes a student eligible for legacy.</p>
<p>At Harvard, the legacy status falls upon similar restrictions, according to Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis, who described legacy as "a form of special look at the sons and daughters of Harvard and Radcliffe College alumni."</p>
<p>The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, however, confers legacy status on anyone whose parents or grandparents graduated from MIT, and even for those whose siblings attended or are attending the school, though sibling legacy carries less weight, said Associate Director of Admissions Bette Johnson.</p>
<p>But now you get to make your choice as to what your #1 school is without the legacy factor getting in the way (you mentioned you might like brown more..)
My advice is just to go for your first choice, regardless of being "spe-shul" or not...I know there is a great emphasis on CC about hooks, but I think that the majority of admits are still just normal "plain" people. Plus, your stats are fine, you have good ECs, and your writing might even be a hook. </p>
<p>If you're not sure what you want, apply RD to your schools. Don't feel pressured to apply early; it's something you should do only if you are absolutely sure that a school is your #1. </p>
<p>er, this is what their email said, if anyone's curious:</p>
<p>"Hello,</p>
<p>Thank you for writing.</p>
<p>When a student is in the top part of our applicant group and appears
as strong a candidate as those we otherwise might be admitting, the fact that one (or both) of the applicant's parents attended Princeton is
taken into consideration. Space is provided on the application to add a
parent's class year for undergraduate and graduate studies at Princeton.</p>
<p>We hope this answers your question. good luck with your application."</p>
<p>lol, they didn't quite answer your question directly did they?</p>
<p>Space is provided for the undergraduate and graduate degrees of parents, princeton or not. And they didn't give you an idea of whether the two legacies even weigh the same. I guess it's one of those mysteries of college admissions. My guess, and I've said this before, is that any connection with Princeton is a good thing.</p>
<p>Although legacy status or (double) is "taken into consideration" what you do not know is how competitive the legacy pool is for that year. So while you increase your admission chances you still have to stand out from the rest of the pack.</p>