<p>My aunt received an MBA from HBS. I added that into the "non academic distinctions" portion of the supplement. Does this count as alumni/legacy or help at all?</p>
<p>Also: Is a family relationship to high level foreign political figures worth mentioning? Or does it come off as name dropping?</p>
<p>Only relations to Harvard college alumni are considered, typically. Name dropping is always name dropping. Worth mentioning? Depends on who it is, I suppose, but rarely, celebrity status is only really relevant if you're the famous one.</p>
<p>Thanks- Pretty much what I was looking for. </p>
<p>I ended up mentioning the family members in a supplement essay for Yale- kinda tied in with a global perspective thing and looking up to them.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the advice though- objective opinions are GREAT :)</p>