<p>Sorry if this is a dumb question. Somebody told me that you're a legacy only if your parent goes to the college for undergrad. Is this true? My dad went to the college that I'm currently thinking about going to for his PhD. So am I still considered a legacy? And how much does being a legacy help in the admissions process?</p>
<p>depends on the school that you are looking at. Your best bet would be to check with the school.
Yes, some schools only consider you to be a legacy if your parent or grandparent attended the undergrad school </p>
<p>Some schools will consider you a legacy if your parent or grandparent graduated any of the schools, </p>
<p>some schools will ask you for every and any relative that attended any division of a college.</p>
<p>at many schools legacy only helps in the ED process, because you are demonstrating that you want to follow the family tradition</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack the thread, but I'm assuming nowhere will consider you a legacy if a parent took just one (graduate level) class and got degrees from elsewhere??? (specifically U of Pitt)</p>
<p>Even if the college doesn't consider that it a legacy, you could always include it under additional information as it might help you.</p>