<p>If someone attends a certain university's medical school, would their kids be considered legacies at that university's undergrad school? Would they be considered legacies at that med school? I'm sure it varies between schools, so if you know anything about specific schools that would be helpful too.</p>
<p>I think that they would be considered legacies at the university's undergrad school (at least, on my college applications when I was asked about family members who had attended the school, I assumed that it included the grad/professional schools, and no one ever corrected me on that). I would certainly assume that the same would hold true for medical school applications, but I'm not sure how much it's worth. Some schools don't even ask if you've had family members attend the medical school. And at the schools that do ask, I'm not sure how much being a legacy counts.</p>
<p>I believe in this situation that you should make it clear that it was the medical school that the parent attended and not the UG institution, and then let the chips fall where they may.</p>
<p>Varies from school to school, but as a GENERAL rule:</p>
<p>--For undergrad, any parental affiliation of any kind helps.
--For graduate-level programs, parental affiliation has to be specifically with that program.</p>
<p>In this case, then, the answers would be yes and yes. A law school or PoliSci PhD program, however, would not include such a student as a legacy.</p>