<p>My grandpa went to Harvard undergrad, and my mom went to Harvard for business school. Does that count as a double legacy? I don't really know the rules for this kind of thing. Also, my dad and his dad went to Williams, but so did my aunt and uncle, but that doesn't count for anything does it?</p>
<p>I think they only look at immediate family members - father and/or mother. I don't think they consider grandparents as legacy.</p>
<p>Well, a college takes into consideration what it askes for. Some colleges ask in their CommonApp supplement if any family members (including uncles, grandparents...) attend/attended that school. Other schools don't ask any additional questions in that regard (meaning they only know where your parents and siblings went).</p>
<p>It could help, but i'm suspect of your ability to provide sufficient stats along with the legacy, based on your unique rendering of the world "college" as a username.</p>
<p>Just kidding.</p>
<p>I knew it looked weird when I typed it...</p>
<p>You are a legacy to Williams. Unless your grandfather donated a ton of money or is on the board at Harvard, you won't be considered a legacy there. At some schools (like Stanford), you'd be considered a legacy because they count both undergraduate and graduate degrees but not at Harvard.</p>
<p>By the way, double legacy means that both of your parents went to and graduated from the same college.</p>
<p>We look at all family members...parents, siblings, and grandparents...aunts and uncles, not so much, but sometimes. you are a legacy at Williams and Harvard, though there is more stock put in to your parental institutional ties than your grandparents' ties...</p>