<p>What kind of legacy does Hopkins factor in, just parental legacy or would it also help if a sibling or two attends/attended John Hopkins?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>my bro's a sophomore at hopkins and i got in ED </p>
<p>... and its JohnS (w/ da 'S') ;)</p>
<p>Normally I wouldn't respond to a question to someone who got our name wrong -- read this: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=143234%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=143234</a> - but I am in a good mood today. Just don't forget the SSSSSSS!</p>
<p>Legacy at Hopkins is considered in cases of parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and siblings only. Uncles, aunts, cousins, friends, friends of friends, do not count. Additionally, legacy is only a minor factor in the review of applicants.</p>
<p>Hi! I was just wondering if a legacy counts for transfer and, if so, would it count if the sibling attending Hopkins is younger.</p>
<p>Yes legacy counts for transfer & yes sibling legacy is considered.</p>
<p>If a parent got a graduate (master’s) degree from the JHU School of Medicine, would an applicant be considered to have legacy?</p>
<p>Yes legacy counts for graduates of any academic division of Hopkins.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how much weight legacy has. My child had two parents who went to Johns Hopkins and was accepted with a full scholarship in the honors department at a top rated State University as well as at the University of Chicago, but was waitlisted at JHU.</p>
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<p>Just a few posts above yours, AD says…</p>
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<p>So there you have it. I’m sure it’s disappointing to not be able to share that experience with your child, but if your child didn’t have what Hopkins was looking for then a legacy probably isn’t going to change anything.</p>
<p>I was reading this book written by a former Dartmouth Admissions Officer and she says legacy applies only to parents who attended. Grandparents and siblings don’t count. She also said student with legacies are admitted at a much higher rate than other students (Princeton: 30-40% accepted; Harvard: 40%; legacies compose 15% of the student body at Yale, etc.) However, even they won’t be admitted if they’re entirely incompetent.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Key words: former Dartmouth Admissions Officer. Last I checked, Dartmouth is not Hopkins. And AdmissionsDaniel, who actually reads over applications at Hopkins says that grandparents and siblings do count, but they play only a minor role. I’m listening to him.</p>
<p>AdmissionsDaniel, what percentage of legacy freshman applicants are accepted? And, what percent of legacy transfer applicants are accepted?</p>
<p>We do not calculate such percentages and there are no set acceptance rates established for legacy applicants each year.</p>