Question about legacies

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

So my father attended Wharton at University of Pennsylvania for graduate school. If I’m applying to Wharton undergrad would that be considered having a legacy or not since he was in a different program than I’m applying?

2

Normally, those are not considered legacies. It’s the undergrad college that counts.

3

The Internet, and specifically Google, is your friend:

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/pennq-and-a-part-2/?_r=0

4

@boolaHI‌: You are entirely wrong.

Many – probably most – of the extremely selective undergraduate schools categorize legacies as the children - grandchildren - stepchildren of alumni from ANY university program. Penn is one of them; I quote from their alumni magazine of 25 June 2014 (http://thepenngazette.com/five-is-four-cs-%E2%80%A8and-the-right-road-to-college/): “Penn’s relatively broad definition, means having parents or grandparents who attended any of the University’s schools”

When you provide erroneous information of this sort, you do a disservice to other CC participants, and especially to the OP ( @mat324‌ ), who might have been misled by your inaccurate and unfounded assertion.

5

thanks!

6

First, no I’m not. Two, don’t get your undies in a crunch, and none of this is gospel. That said, from another cite: College Admissions and Legacy Status
Some colleges may have different legacy student policies regarding the type of degree an alumnus earned, like if the degree is an undergraduate degree or a graduate degree. They may favor an undergraduate degree and not count a graduate degree towards legacy status.

Other colleges will count any children or grandchildren as legacy students if the degree was earned at their institution – no matter if it was earned as an undergraduate or a graduate.

I received two professional degrees from an Ivy and I’m not considered a legacy. Take it easy with your tone…

7

which Ivies did you attend?

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@boolaHI‌: The OP’s question wasn’t remotely generic; rather, it was specific and it only concerned Penn. You provided entirely inaccurate information regarding Penn, as documented by the highlighted quotation in post #3. Further, your citing “College Admissions and Legacy Status” is completely irrelevant to the OP’s inquiry. I stand by my post . . . and by my “tone,” as well. Your post-facto explanation does not alter the fact that you potentially misled @mat324 with non-researched, generic information, which was completely erroneous concerning Penn’s legacy policy.