<p>For example, both my parents went to Boston University. My grandfather went to MIT, and my grandmothers (both sides) NYU and Columbia. Just a few months ago, my cousin got into UPenn. Do 'extended' family members count? In other words, "how far does it go"? I have been told that it varies for each college, so I came to the UPenn section to see what UPenn's viewpoint is on 'legacies'. Do they allow uncles, cousins, etc, or just parents/grandparents?
Thanks</p>
<p>I know penn counts parents and grandparents. I don’t think aunts, cousins etc. are considered but someone should probably check me on that</p>
<p>Technically, only parent and/or grandparent alums make an applicant a “legacy”:</p>
<p>[Penn</a> Alumni: Alumni Council on Admissions](<a href=“http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html#whois]Penn”>http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html#whois)</p>
<p>I don’t even think that any top colleges consider cousins, aunts and uncles as legacies.</p>
<p>what constitutes a legacy depends on the school</p>
<p>“what constitutes a legacy depends on the school”…and usually is tied to money pretty directly. Cousin legacy probably wouldn’t count for much. In theory, at least, sibling might count for more than we’ve all thought as colleges don’t want parents to split their money.</p>
<p>sibling legacy counts A LOT</p>
<p>**continued (my post sent to early) in my school, everyone whose sibling went to an ivy went to the exact same ivy (this was like 12 kids) it was really weird. i would encourage ppl to find their own identities, but everyone’s different.</p>