<p>so if im not mistaken, a legacy is someone who has had a family member attend the spefic school</p>
<li><p>does this include cousins and 2nd cousins or is it just restricted to mother , grandmother and so on???</p></li>
<li><p>how much do they taken into consideration if you are on will it boost your chances like by 50 %ex. a b+ student gettiing into cornell that is a legacy</p></li>
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<li><p>I'm pretty sure it is restricted to only the parents and grandparents, although having another extended family member who is a Cornell alum doesn't hurt.</p></li>
<li><p>I don't think anyone knows to what extent being a legacy helps one's application. It probably depends on how much the alum donates to the school.</p></li>
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<p>ok thanks so that could mean that a cousin that just graduated with a phd wouldnt really count because wouldnt really have donated anything</p>
<p>lol second cousin? maybe I'll put down my best friend's doctor or the physics teacher in the next town over..</p>
<p>Link to Cornell Alumni Magazine Legacy listing <a href="http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Archive/2007julaug/pdfs/legacies.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Archive/2007julaug/pdfs/legacies.pdf</a>
"The 3,670 undergraduate students who entered the University in fall 2006 included 513 who are known
to be the children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of alumni."</p>