<p>How much do you guys think that a parent/grandparent at a college helps? It seems like from my school last year it had a big effect ...</p>
<p>Depends on the school, depends on the relative, may even depend on whether the relative was a big donor.</p>
<p>Sometimes it's a slight tip in favor. Sometimes it may be more. But for every legacy admit, there's tons of legacy rejects -- especially to the ultra-selectives.</p>