<p>My great grandmother went to Stanford (she's still living, I'm not digging too far into ancient history haha), donated land to Stanford, and still donates money to them according to one of my relatives.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what to do with this information... Does anyone know how much Stanford cares about stuff like this? I have no expectations that they do. Should I bother finding out her info and including it on my application?</p>
<p>It can't hurt.</p>
<p>Splenda is sweeter than Equal too =D</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure they only look at parents and step-parents when it comes to legacy stuff. Storry.</p>
<p>I believe grandparents count too...</p>
<p>"I believe grandparents count too..."</p>
<p>Yeah, especially the ones that donate land...</p>
<p>"Is there any special preference given to children of Stanford alumni?
Children and stepchildren of parent(s) who have earned either an undergraduate, graduate or professional degree from Stanford are considered “legacies” in our application process. The definition does not extend to an applicant whose grandparents, siblings, or other relatives earned Stanford degrees. No students are ever admitted simply because they are a legacy applicant, but that connection may give them a slight advantage over a similarly competitive non-legacy applicant."</p>
<p>Apparently not... </p>
<p>What land would she have donated? I was under the impression that the original farm the campus was built on was 8,800 acres which then shrunk to 8,180 acres when the 280 was built... was this part of the original 8,800 acres or something new? Land abroad?</p>
<p>Maybe you should have your great grandma contact the school and ask for you to be admitted?</p>
<p>"What land would she have donated?"</p>
<p>Psh exactly haha, I don't know. I'm sure Stanford has assets aside from its main campus, but I really don't know, and don't think I'll bother to look into it.</p>
<p>"Maybe you should have your great grandma contact the school and ask for you to be admitted?"</p>
<p>Right haha, I'll get on that. Cause it's that easy, and Stanford has no integrity.</p>
<p>"Maybe you should have your great grandma contact the school and ask for you to be admitted?"</p>
<p>LOL</p>
<p>Actually, I have a better idea. Call admissions and ask them. Proceed to casually drop the name of your great-grandmother and hint at her generosity.</p>
<p>"Oh yes, I've heard that there is a great bike trail around the lake near the bookstore. My great grandmother, whohasdonatedasignificantamountoflandandmoneytotheuniversity, told me all about it. Back in her day, blah blah blah model ts blah blah leland stanford blah."</p>
<p>wont help too much</p>