<p>does it only work with parents.</p>
<p>Cause liek my uncle went to Georgetown undergrad and Northwestern grad school.</p>
<p>does that count for something in my case
or would it have to be my mom or dad to get an admissions boost?</p>
<p>I think it's only parents but relatives give you a slight boost I think?... It better lol. My 2 cents I don't know honestly.</p>
<p>sorry i believe its only parents and grandparents</p>
<p>When you're on the edge, it might boost you a bit..</p>
<p>However, my friend who's got an 2000 SAT I, 740 SAT II math 2, GPA of 3.86 unweighted was rejected from NYU even tho her brother and sister both graduated there.</p>
<p>You don't get much of an advantage anymore. Colleges are way more competitive than they were when your parents/siblings/grandparents got in... it might boost your chance tho, if you have a whole legacy of 1 specific school graduates in your family if you're on the boderline.</p>
<p>Remember that guy who asked if a second cousin counted as a legacy? Hilarious.</p>
<p>Legacy has a lot do with money, too. If you have an uncle who is an active and generous donor to his school, and who really wants to see you go there, it could very well be more helpful than a parent who doesn't give much money to a school.
Sorry, did that sound cynical? If it didn't, reread it again and make it sound more cynical this time.</p>
<p>Only if the amount of money is truly substantial, in the high 7 figure range. Otherwise, all legacies are basically treated the same way as URMs. With preferential treatment.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about Georgetown, but Northwestern seems to limit their legacy status to parents and siblings.</p>
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Regarding the legacy factor, that is, the plus of having a family member who is an alumnus, Rebecca Dixon, associate provost for University enrollment, notes that it does play a role. </p>
<p>Why does this advantage occur? Dixon asks. Often, applicants whose parents or siblings have attended Northwestern are more enthusiastic in their applications, have a better understanding of the University and the programs to which they are applying and, of course, are often very smart, just as their parents and siblings are. That suggests a good fit with Northwestern.
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<p>Here's a number of articles on Legacy Admissions. Some date from the 2004 presidential campaign when legacy admissions were raised as an issue. </p>
<p>Bowdin College: Legacy remains a plus for applicants <a href="http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2006-05-05§ion=1&id=2%5B/url%5D">http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2006-05-05§ion=1&id=2</a></p>
<p>Brown University: Privileging the Privileged <a href="http://www.brown.edu/Students/INDY/alpha/article.php?id=21&issue_id=188%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Students/INDY/alpha/article.php?id=21&issue_id=188</a>
Fourth-generation student arrives at time when legacy admissions are under fire <a href="http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2004/07/16/CampusNews/FourthGeneration.Student.Arrives.At.Time.When.Legacy.Admissions.Are.Under.Fire-707295.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.browndailyherald.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2004/07/16/CampusNews/FourthGeneration.Student.Arrives.At.Time.When.Legacy.Admissions.Are.Under.Fire-707295.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.browndailyherald.com</a></p>
<p>University of Chicago: Admissions <a href="http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/admissions.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/admissions.html</a></p>
<p>Cornell University: Legacies <a href="http://cornell-magazine.cornell.edu/Archive/2005julaug/pdfs/JA05Legacies.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://cornell-magazine.cornell.edu/Archive/2005julaug/pdfs/JA05Legacies.pdf</a></p>
<p>Dartmouth University: Legacy policies vary across nation <a href="http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2003051501020%5B/url%5D">http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2003051501020</a>
ALUMNI COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON ENROLLMENT AND ADMISSIONS <a href="http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/leadership/council/meetings/enroll-admissions.htm%5B/url%5D">http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/leadership/council/meetings/enroll-admissions.htm</a></p>
<p>Notre Dame University: Alumni react to legacy admissions <a href="http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/paper660/news/2004/04/21/News/Alumni.React.To.Legacy.Admissions-666562.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.ndsmcobserver.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/paper660/news/2004/04/21/News/Alumni.React.To.Legacy.Admissions-666562.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.ndsmcobserver.com</a></p>
<p>Pennsylvania University: Legacy Admissions <a href="http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/%5B/url%5D">http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/</a></p>
<p>Stanford University: Legacy admissions: does a family history at the Farm matter? <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2005/4/13/legacyAdmissionsDoesAFamilyHistoryAtTheFarmMatter%5B/url%5D">http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2005/4/13/legacyAdmissionsDoesAFamilyHistoryAtTheFarmMatter</a></p>
<p>Yale University: Why Yale Favors Its Own <a href="http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2004_11/q_a.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2004_11/q_a.html</a></p>
<p>Wall Street Journal: Colleges Bend Rules To Admit Rich Applicants<br>
<a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20030224-golden.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20030224-golden.html</a></p>
<p>Christian Science Monitor: Family ties: an unfair advantage? <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0206/p13s01-legn.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0206/p13s01-legn.html</a></p>