<p>That thread about a child being turned down by an alma mater got me thinking about this. In our family, three generations have attended the same state university, including my grandmother, both my parents, my three siblings and myself. So far my kids have no interest in the school. Do any of you have a family history of attending the same school?</p>
<p>Two members of my parents’ generation, me, and two of my kids.</p>
<p>My grandfather (Class of 1904), my uncle, myself, my sister, my nephew. My daughter was rejected this past spring.</p>
<p>So sorry, Woody. Did they know your family had a long history with the school?</p>
<p>My maternal grandmother and all three of her brothers attended the same university, and one of her sisters married a double degree-holder from there. (Their father had never even gone to high school.)</p>
<p>In the next generation (my mother’s), six more went there (my mother only for graduate school), and there were three more spouses (two graduate only, one of whom is my father). (My father’s brother was a professor there, too, but that’s the other side of the family.)</p>
<p>In my generation, there have been ten (three grad school only), and one spouse. I turned it down twice, though. The last realistic candidate from my generation was rejected a couple of years ago, much to the dismay of his father and grandfather. It’s looking really bad for the next generation – nothing but rejections so far. One possibility – who would be a straight-shot fourth generation – is contemplating whether to apply this year. There are two other three-generation strings, but it will be quite a while before we see whether any of those continues.</p>
<p>State University
My great aunt (who was more of a g-mother to us)1926
uncle, sister, 2 cousins, sister-in-law, me, neice, current soph. S2, current freshman neice</p>
<p>Also my bro. did not attend but has worked for the university for 25 years.</p>
<p>So Packmom is in the lead, with 4 generations?! Did I count that right?</p>
<p>We’re going on 3, it will be 4 if son#3 or brother’s kiddo makes the choice in 4 years. My and H’s great-greats attended university in Europe and all our relatives are still in Europe… until my kids have kids we can’t get past 4. You’d almost have to be a card carrying DAR to get to 5th generation or later LOL.</p>
<p>If my son were applying to the college, he’d be third generation. I think one of my nephews may try to make a three generation college for our family but that’s a few years down the line.</p>
<p>If my son goes to one university on his list, he’ll be second generation thanks to one of my Aunts, his Great-Aunt. Are you considered second generation if there is a skip (my generation)?</p>
<p>First gen. grad here, so no. We’ll see where DD ends up and whether it will be 2 gens for our alma mater.</p>
<p>Interestingly, every person in the extended family who has attended a 4 year school has been the only one to attend there.</p>
<p>My S’s great great grandfather was in Stanford’s first graduating class. Then S’s great grandfather and his brother and sister graduated. Two became professors. (Sidenote: this ancestor was an engineering prof and after the earthquake of 1906 was the man called upon to re-build the university. My S’s grandfather and his six brothers and sisters all graduated, with one of his great-uncle’s heading the art department. My S applied two years ago. He was not admitted, while he did receive acceptances to several other top ten schools. </p>
<p>Whatcha gonna do?</p>
<p>^^^ cool, madbean. My dad, husband, and I are all structural engineers.</p>
<p>My grandmother in the 1920s (worked on her master’s in chemistry, but quit to marry my grandfather!), my parents, uncle, aunt, sister, several cousins, and me. DS will be fourth generation if he gets in. My dad is still a professor there, so he’s counting on it!</p>
<p>Home State Public U
My paternal grandmother, her sister (two degrees), and her brother all graduates
My father graduated, and one of his sisters spent two years there before transferring to another State U
My youngest sister (one year and then transferred out)
Me (a year and a half as a “senior transfer” and non-degree grad student before completing grad school elsewhere)
My oldest sister’s son is expected to graduate next May. His father, uncle, and two aunts all graduated from there as well.</p>
<p>So four generations, but not in a direct line, and not all completing degrees.</p>
<p>“So sorry, Woody. Did they know your family had a long history with the school?”
Please, no tears were shed here! Although it was her only rejection out of 9 schools!
She’s at her first choice now and is very happy - much better school anyway!
(We’re 4 generations at this school BTW.)</p>
<p>My maternal grandfather, my father and my S attended the same school. I didn’t apply nor did my brother because the area then was deemed too dangerous. In my generation, one of my cousins attended grad school there.</p>
<p>D’s greatgrandfather, grandfather, grandmother, aunt and uncle all attended the school were she is a freshman. I almost transfered there as a jr. but ended up staying at my school. The first time we were on campus (I had only been there once before, briefly) I felt a tremendous connection to the past walking down the main commons and it brought tears to my eyes, but then again, I am a sap.</p>
<p>My son has one friend who is 7th generation West Point and another that is 11th generation at one of the Ivys. In our family, not two people have gone to the same schools (maybe they have learned to avoid us).</p>
<p>Three generations - state university
My grandfather was self educated.<br>
Of his 6 children, 5 graduated from the same university, including my dad. Two of my brothers and my sister-in-law and myself also graduated and one grandchild (my nephew and his wife) also graduated from the same school. My mother, her brother and sister are also alumni. I also have a couple of cousins that are alumni as well.
Eight of the 9 grandchildren who over 18 are either enrolled in college or graduates.
None of my own kids were interested in applying to this school - too cold or too big - they all went below the Mason-Dixon line.</p>