<p>It's my dad's side. he went to stanford undergrad, harvard law. my mom went to Berkeley. =)</p>
<p>Ace! A question about UK schools. Which is generally considered better, and more prestigious, Oxford or Cam?</p>
<p>Guitarman - really hard to say. I take it you're into sciences? In which case Cambridge is the much better place of the two (someone claimed it was the 'best science university' in the world on TSR - not sure how true that is). I would say that they both hold extremely good reputation with almost nothing to separate the two, but from my own personal observation Cambridge is the slightly better place (they have higher expectations of applicants), but on the other hand Oxford are brilliant and beat Cambridge in loads of subjects (law, philosophy, politics, stuff like that). Usually Cambridge ends up no.1 on the league tables and Oxford no.2 (in the recent world league tables from THES Cambridge beats Oxford) but this changes from year to year, and from league table to league table. To be honest, either is brilliant and just going to 'Oxbridge' will hold all the prestige you'll need for good jobs etc. Go with whichever you prefer, and whichever is better suited to you.</p>
<p>Steveo, your dad's attendance at Harvard Law does not make you a legacy at Harvard College. Now when it comes time to apply to law school . . . .</p>
<p>are you serious?! thats news to me, are you completely sure???</p>
<p>Yeah, I know THES ranks Cambridge over Oxford. I think the Shanghai rankings or something put Cambridge at #2 and Oxford way out at #11. Ouch! haha...thanks.</p>
<p>BTW, I chose Cambridge, because of its supposedly better sciences.</p>
<p>Steveo, yes I'm completely sure. Sorry.</p>
<p>Here's a Q&A from the Harvard admissions website:</p>
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Are a student's chances of admission enhanced if a relative has attended Harvard?</p>
<p>The application process is the same for all candidates. Among a group of similarly distinguished applicants, the daughters and sons of College alumni/ae may receive an additional look.
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<p>Here's the link:</p>
<p>ahhhh *****.</p>
<p>lol, too bad the legacy admit race is 41 %</p>
<p>Like if you believed the "application process is the same for all candidates" stuff, funny</p>
<p>Having a parent who went to Harvard Law School will still help. After all, they do ask about your parent's undergrad and grad schools. Harvard Law is still a part of Harvard University. </p>
<p>It may not give the same boost as having a parent who went to Harvard College, but it will still give some advantage, and certainly won't hurt you.</p>
<p>By the way, I'd pick Harvard. Sure, Stanford is pretty, relaxing, warm. But are you going to college to relax? No, you're going to learn. Deal with the cold weather at Harvard and you get an amazing education from the world's top university.</p>
<p>ok cosar's post already gave me a heart attack. I don't want another.
Can anyone clarify whether Harvard gives preference "legacy" to students whose parent(s) have gone to harvard LAW or BUSINESS, not for undergraduate?</p>
<p>Diamond--Do you think that the average legacy who applies to H is the same academically as the average non-legacy applicant to H? If you're a Harvard legacy, you're probably pretty smart both on genetics and the way you were raised. A lot of non-legacies who apply to Harvard are just applying because it's Harvard.</p>
<p>Steveo--On the website it refers to "the College" which singles out undergrad years, now Law or Business, sorry....</p>
<p>But isnt harvard law or business a part of harvard university?
(staying hopeful)</p>
<p>It's a very tough decision to make. I ultimately chose Harvard.</p>
<p>Some random factors to consider:</p>
<p>Quarters vs. semesters
Travel (going home for Thanksgiving, ex)
Bikes! (seem to be a Stanford necessity, not as big at Harvard)
Proximity to a city</p>
<p>If possible, definitely visit both campuses. Stanford has a friendlier admissions office, IMHO, but don't let that have too much of an impact.</p>
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Having a parent who went to Harvard Law School will still help.
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<p>I'm not sure why I should care about clarifying this, but you're simply wrong. Having a parent who went to HLS, or HBS, or HMS, or HGSAS, or any other Harvard graduate school, does not help your application to the College. Harvard is very clear about this. And yes, it is different from the policy at some other schools, including some other Ivies. But at Harvard, the only legacy factor is a parent (not any other relative) who went to Harvard College (not any other Harvard school).</p>
<p>stanford, 'nuff said</p>
<p>Who is this "Nuff" character that everyone keeps citing as an authority?</p>
<p>I think she goes to Penn.</p>
<p>Of course. Somebody who is such an authority on all sorts of subject matter must surely be at Penn. Do you know her personally, by any chance?</p>