<p>My biological mother went to Yale undergrad; we talk, but I don't live with her, nor is she legally my mother. Would this be considered legacy in any way?</p>
<p>This would be considered a legacy if you put it somewhere on your application, but you shouldn’t worry about whether you qualify as a legacy or not. It really is not that helpful unless you’re on the line and everything else is equal. I would argue that one of the major reasons legacies have a greater acceptance percentage than the general pool is that they are more likely to excel (whether through genes or the environment of being raised in a family with high expectations, but most likely a combination).</p>
<p>Legacies are important because of the $$$</p>
<p>But to answer the question, yes it is considered legacy, since it’s pretty much a yes or no question (did your parents/grandparents attend Yale). No explanation necessary.</p>