<p>On Penn’s app, it asks to indicate whether parents acquired a Penn degree in undergraduate only, graduate only, or both undergraduate and graduate. Is there any advantage in the legacy if the parent attended both undergrad and grad from just attending grad or undergrad? And is there any advantage in putting down parent attended grad only from attending undergrad only? My dad attended Penn Medical School only.</p>
<p>no i dont think its a huge difference. legacy does not matter much in regular decision from what i understand.</p>
<p>I meant in ED</p>
<p>I have heard, from other legacy applicants (who were accepted), that legacy has a large influence on the application review if you apply ED. It is not weighed as heavily in RD, but it still counts for something. And going to a graduate school there counts as a legacy just the same.</p>
<p>Ok here is the deal: legacy applicants will maximize their chances if they apply ED. This goes without saying. No, it is not unheard of for a legacy to get in RD, but the point stands. Now, in looking at which type of legacy is most valuable, it must be done on a case to case basis. While it sounds borderline shallow, the only reason that legacy applicants are valued at all is for fiduciary purposes, (and minorly to boost loyalty to the school.) This means: a) how much money has been don8ed to the school by the alumni(ae), and b) how much money an alumni(ae) has the potential to don8 given that his or her son or daughter is granted acceptance to the prestigious UPenn. This means the legacy applicant whose parent went to the Wharton Graduate Division will have a leg. up on some1 whose parent went to the school of nursing. So the more legacy the better, but more importantly, the more money the better.</p>