<p>My great uncle taught was a history professor at Columbia for many years
He's died several years ago</p>
<p>If I mention that he's the one who got me interested in Columbia will this be considered?
If so, how helpful will it be?</p>
<p>I'm in the IQR for each SAT score at Columbia and I have above perfect GPA weighted</p>
<p>Um unless he would make you a legacy, I doubt it would help much, but I don’t think it could hurt either. Um, Are you a foreign student?</p>
<p>no, I live in NY state</p>
<p>what constitutes a legacy?</p>
<p>It depends how prestigious your great uncle was at Columbia. If he was a highly respected professor and his family is still connected to the school, then yes it could help a lot. If he was just another teacher though, it will only be a very minor tip factor at best.</p>