<p>Does anyone know if legacy status actually assists and out of state applicant?</p>
<p>See:</p>
<p>[UNC</a> : APPLYING TO UNC : HOW TO APPLY](<a href=“http://www.admissions.unc.edu/faq/applying.htm#alumnus]UNC”>http://www.admissions.unc.edu/faq/applying.htm#alumnus)</p>
<p>OOS Admit = 20%
- Non-Alumni 19%
- Legacy 39%</p>
<p>Out of ~11,000 OOS apps, 500 were Legacy
Out of ~2,200 OOS admits, 200 were Legacy</p>
<p>It helps.</p>
<p>Legacy’s are treated as instate for admissions (not tuition) purposes.</p>
<p>dntw8up</p>
<p>The article from the Alumni magazine provided the granularity I referenced.</p>