<p>if my friend has parents who both went to cornell for grad school, but our stats are approx the same, how much higher of a chance does she have over me? </p>
<p>does anyone know the percentage increase in admissions for kids with legacy at cornell?</p>
<p>Two things:</p>
<p>First, graduate legacy is far less important than undergraduate legacy for a number of reasons.</p>
<p>Secondly, it obviously does help to be a legacy but the true benefits are probably impossible to isolate as legacy students often have more privileges and advantages than none-legacies making them tangibly better candidates without regards toward legacy-status. So, there is some boast, but it may be minimal.</p>
<p>In the end, your friend has a better shot but not by a huge degree.</p>
<p>Legacy at Cornell only applies if you apply ED.</p>