<p>Does that count for anything?</p>
<p>No.</p>
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<p>Yes it does actually. That additional look is very important, and will help your chances. Anything will help.</p>
<p>But that additional look is only given (when it is given) to sons or daughters of alumni or alumnae of the College–not to grandsons or granddaughters.</p>
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<p>Think of it this way, with all sorts of magno-hooks, JFK jr couldn’t get in.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t really state straight out that the extra look is only given to son / daughter legacies, but they also look at brother / sister. Even though it’s not technically a legacy, my admission officer (when she was interviewing me) asked me about my brother and such</p>
<p>Well, that’s a good point. It does seem as if having a Harvard sibling may help a little (though, of course, it doesn’t guarantee anything). </p>
<p>But I don’t think you can extend that to grandparents. The numbers just make it problematic. Most people don’t have four college-age siblings, but they do have four grandparents.</p>
<p>I know from experience that one is considered a legacy or looked at twice if they are the son or daughter of a Harvard college alumni. If your parents went to grad school there but not college there then you are not a legacy.</p>