<p>I would like to know, just how influential is having legacy? My dad attended Cornell, and I would really like to follow in his footsteps. Also, my cousin is a Women's Crew Coach at Cornell. Let's say that I applied ED, would the combination of these two cause my acceptance rate to be significantly higher than the average qualified Cornell hopefull? Or just marginally?</p>
<p>i think so if ur a qualifed canidate, but somehow or where in ur application mention ur cousin as the crew coach that would put u ahead of the other legacies. yes i know legacy is for kids of parents who went to the same college but a family association isn't something to leave out bc it isn't technically under what's a legacy</p>
<p>Being a legacy at Cornell definitely helps ED, not so much RD. As for exactly how much...that's anybody's guess, and I'm sure it varies case to case.</p>
<p>I don't think having a cousin as a coach here would help at all, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>My husband and I both received master's degrees from Cornell, and our son applied ED to Cornell last fall and was accepted.</p>
<p>We feel that the ED significantly boosted his chances (39% vs. 23 or 24% of applicants accepted ED vs. RD) and that being a legacy boosted him just a little.</p>
<p>legacy is a factor, use it to ur advantage</p>
<p>cool, thanks guys</p>
<p>how owuld you go about telling them about a legacy in your family?</p>
<p>There is a question on the application that asks where your Parents went to College.</p>
<p>And there is space to mention other Cornell relatives (Grand parents, Great Grand parents -etc.)</p>
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The 3,657 undergraduate students (freshmen and transfer students) who entered the University in the fall of 2004 included 491 who are known to be the children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of alumni. The information for the following lists was compiled during the admissions process from data provided by the descendents of alumni who apply for admission as undergraduates, are admitted, and then matriculate at the University.
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Link to Cornell Alumni News Legacies
<a href="http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Archive/2005julaug/pdfs/JA05Legacies.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Archive/2005julaug/pdfs/JA05Legacies.pdf</a></p>
<p>matriculate. haha.</p>