<p>When does Legacy count? My dad did his MBA at Kellogg (Northwestern's Business School). Does this count as legacy for me and does it count for much? I applied ED</p>
<p>It should. My mom did bachelors and masters at NU and i’m doing ED. It really only counts in ED…</p>
<p>Does anyone know how heavily legacy impacts acceptance? I have no legacy (except at some random 2 year school, yay!) so I was just curious since people are saying that legacy helps a lot at NU. </p>
<p>(Sorry, I’m too lazy to make a new thread when this one is suitable)</p>
<p>Search the Northwestern forum. This has been discussed numerous times and the answer is always the same.</p>
<p>If you are a legacy, it counts more in ED than in RD. The most recent figures I’m aware of show legacy acceptance rate that is about double the regular acceptance rate - though that is conflated with the fact that legacies are at the top of the applicant pool (not surprising, they have smart parents, mostly upper middle class, savvy, etc.).</p>
<p>My personal philosophy (alum, married to an alum, parent of a current student) is - play a legacy card in ED if you possibly can, or don’t bother. That’s where the card really counts. But don’t kid yourself that it’s going to compensate for any weaknesses in your record, or that it is by any stretch of the imagination a slam dunk. The vast majority of legacies at NU or any selective school are still rejected.</p>
<p>leverage your legacy experiences to craft an outstanding answer to “why NU.”</p>