<p>i've heard that legacy applicants get preferential treatment in admissions and are treated as in state applicants if they are oos-- is there any truth to this? I'm having trouble finding a clear answer on their website. my dad attended UVa for his MBA. thank you!</p>
<p>Don’t know the degree to which legacy helps and I never will know, but what I do know is that it is a + in the scheme of things.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if legacy helps in public universities. Also, legacy generally means that your parent attended for undergrad, though some schools will also count grad school.</p>
<p>I believe that Dean J has answered that question on her blog. It has also been discussed on this forum before. Do a search her and on Dean J’s blog, you will find it helpful. Good Luck</p>
<p>Being a legacy helps, but a high percentage of legacies still get denied each year.</p>
<p>Each university has a different definition of legacy.</p>
<p>Any UVA degree (law, Darden, undergrad) makes your kid a legacy for undergrad admissions. For admissions purposes, UVA generally applies the in-state criteria to OOS legacy applicants. UVA gets a lot of its OOS students from legacies.</p>
<p>Still hard to get in, as the in-state acceptance rate has been going down. With the economy, lots of VA families with smart kids have been steering their kids to UVA. At about $20k per year in-state, it is a deal.</p>
<p>The legacy admissions service run by the alumni association is incredibly helpful. They’ll tell you everything you need to know.</p>
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