<p>how much of an edge do you get if your sister/brother attended a school and are currently working there? not as a big time professor or anything, but as a research assistant and TA to an important professor.</p>
<p>also, this question specifically refers to ivies like hyp</p>
<p>Legacy only refers to you if your mom/dad went to the college for undergrad.</p>
<p>well call it what you want then</p>
<p>I think that pretty much answers your question: More or less squat. Professors aren't involved in admissions for undergrad.</p>
<p>I have another question about legacy, but for a small (but competitive) liberal arts college (Vassar). I originally visited because my grandparents have strong feelings about the school (their romance began while my grandmother was a student there, etc) and they pushed me to at least look. I didn't really think I'd like it, but I ended up loving everything I saw and heard and I'm applying early decision for the class of 2006. </p>
<p>My grandmother had to fight for her education because her Southern parents didn't believe that she needed anything beyond a high school education, plus my great-grandmother (grandfather's mother) attended when it was really unusual for women to go to college. I love that the school was among the first to allow women the intellectual freedom of getting a higher education and it would make me happy to be connected to its legacy of strong women, particularly because I have so much respect for the family members who were a part of that. </p>
<p>Unless I have to edit it out due to space constraints, I do want to mention something that my grandmother did in my personal essay because its directly related (Id do it even if she had gone to a different school), plus of course Im filling out the space asking for family members who have graduated. When I'm writing my short essay on why I want to go to this school, I want to say something about how what I said in the previous question, but I don't want the admissions office to read it as "I'm banking on my legacy to get me in so I'm going to mention it as many times as possible." I think that I'm a strong candidate on my own and I don't want them to think that I'm trying too hard to look impressive - it's just really how I feel. </p>
<p>What do you think? How much is too much?</p>
<p>I think it's great to mention your grandmother. Just be sure your essay focuses on you and your goals.</p>
<p>Back to the OP, most schools regard legacy as parents only, but check since every school seems to have a slightly different policy and different preferences for legacy.</p>
<p>Either way, it's definitely worth mentioning somewhere on your app.</p>