<p>I wanted to know what weightage is given to legacy?</p>
<p>My father was a post-doctoral fellow at John's Hopkins, does that mean I'll will be given a preference during admission at John's Hopkins</p>
<p>Also, my parents hold PhDs, does that also count?</p>
<p>It depends on the school and their views on Alumni. Each school varies with how important they think it is.</p>
<p>However, a large majority of legacy is really based around whether or not they donate money to the school. I have no idea about JHU and i’ll say it definitely won’t hurt your chances to mention it, if they never donated money then it probably says little.</p>
<p>Usually legacy means your parent attended as an undergrad. There are many exceptions though, so check with JHU.</p>