<p>Does anyone know whether MIT has legacy?</p>
<p>What? A legacy is a person whose parent(s) went to the university that the child is applying to. There are many MIT legacies.</p>
<p>Lol. I was gonna use that joke too, but I figured it was a little to jerky of a response.</p>
<p>MIT doesn't give a boost to legacy applicants, no. </p>
<p>This</a> thread gives more info, including a response from an MIT adcom.</p>