<p>Does anyone know if having a parent or grandparent who attended graduate school at Columbia qualifies you for legacy status? The reason I ask is that if it does, I'm a 2X legacy, and if not, I'm not one at all.
Thanks!</p>
<p>This is from the Q&A section of Columbia College Admissions:</p>
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<li>Does Columbia give preference in the admission process to applicants whose parents attended Columbia?
We are always pleased to receive applications from students whose family members have graduated from Columbia. When an applicant is extremely competitive and compares favorably with other similarly talented candidates, being the daughter or son of a Columbia University graduate (from any Columbia school or college) may be a slight advantage in the admission process. This advantage may especially apply for legacy candidates. Please note: applicants are considered to be legacies of Columbia only if they are the children of an undergraduate alumnus/a of Columbia College or of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.</li>
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<p>little-known fact: all legacy applicants are entitled to get interviews.</p>
<p>that's all i got.</p>
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little-known fact: all legacy applicants are entitled to get interviews.
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<p>With actual adcoms, rather than measly alums. But they have to come to NYC for the interview, which might not be practical for all.</p>
<p>Why do they do it? $$$, of course.</p>
<p>I think I saw a list of people who were Columbia grads that had children entering as freshmen this year in an alumni magazine. It listed both the parent's and the child's name. So yeah, I would say they do care about legacies.</p>
<p>Of course they care about legacies. They also have to pretend they care about an alum's spoiled lazy kid who has a 1150 and no chance at getting in by giving them an interview with an adcom.</p>
<p>Columbia2002, do you know the rate (roughly) at which legacies are accepted?</p>
<p>Absolutely no idea. I think generally legacies at the top schools might have twice as good a rate (20-25% acceptance rate instead of 10ish%).</p>
<p>Thanks! That's certainly interesting. But it is also interesting to think then that 75-80% of legacies get rejected!</p>