<p>Michigan Tech, a pretty good public engineering school in Houghton, doesn’t use legacy in admissions, but they do automatically give any admitted OOS student whose parent or grandparent graduated from Michigan Tech an “Alumni Legacy Award” equal to the difference between in-state and OOS tuition. Great deal for legacies.</p>
<p>One reason state schools like legacies is that they produce a higher yield, and legacies generally come in somewhat knowledgeable about, and predisposed toward liking, the college, the town, and the experience. It’s always helpful to have a core of students who are positive about the place.</p>