Okay, here’s my story:
One of my parents attended u of chicago his first two years after highschool. he then took a year off and went to Columbia for two more years.
<p>...wait something got messed up let me finish...</p>
<p>So he went to Columbia but did not technically graduate from columbia b/c he decided not to finish a required writing class. So he does not actually have a diploma from either university and has never given money to either one...but do I still qualify as a legacy if I apply to either of those universities?</p>
<p>If he wasn't active for the school and didn't give, it would be so small a boost anyway...</p>
<p>Usually the alumnus needs a degree for children to be considered a legacy. Check the websites of the individual schools for more info.</p>
<p>Legacies!!!...who qualifies?= Usually rich white kids.</p>
<p>Do Aunts and uncles count?</p>
<p>At some colleges, a legacy relationship is someone who attended, but at other it is only someone who graduated. Mothers and fathers are obviously okay, but some colleges will give you legacy status is a sibling is attending, and some colleges will count grandparents. You can contact the college and ask.</p>
<p>It can also help if the legacy relationship is an active alum. Alumni who only left a forwarding address thirty years ago may not count as much as alumni who are active in alumni clubs or who send donations each year.</p>
<p>In most cases aunts, uncles, cousins currently attending the school, etc. do not count as legacies. </p>
<p>Also, I've read that if your parent went to a certain school and you do not apply there ED then your legacy status doesn't play a factor in whether or not you are accepted. This is probably only true at highly selective schools.</p>