A friend told me that he is considered a legacy because his graduated from a school that he was applying to. Is this true? I was under the impression that only one’s parents could be considered as a legacy for an applicant.
<p>umm, I think you left out what relative this is. You just wrote "his graduated".</p>
<p>So... I don't know! :)</p>
<p>Many schools count grandparents too. (Don't know if this is what you are asking)</p>
<p>It all depends on the schools as what constitutes a legacy. </p>
<p>Some only look at if your parents were graduates of their undergrad schools</p>
<p>Other look at if your parents were grads of any of their schools (grad, undergrad, professional)</p>
<p>Some schools include siblings as legacies</p>
<p>Some look include your grand parents as legacies.</p>
<p>Your best bet would be to research the school as to their definition of legacy.</p>
<p>sorry In my haste I left out "grandfather" as the potential legacy.</p>
<p>Sybbie is right - you need to check each school's definition of legacy. Off hand I know of several schools where grandfather counts.</p>
<p>JR Par,
Which schools in the top 50?</p>
<p>YOur best bet is to cheek the school. Penn uses parents and grandparents as legacies. They also suggest that if you are a legacy you only get a boost in the process when applying ED.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/faq.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/faq.html</a></p>
<p>The ones I know of are Yale, Penn and Colgate. I'm sure there others but you would have do the research for each school.</p>