<p>Are you considered a legacy if an older sibling went to the school? Does it help significantly? Does it also help if the sibling did really well at Duke.</p>
<p>Just wondering. I don't think I really need it, but anything helps.</p>
<p>A legacy student is an applicant who has grandparents, parents, or siblings who have attended or are attending Duke. Duke does take legacy status into consideration when evaluating applications, but it will not make or break any individual application.</p>
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<p>a little presumptuous, eh? but yes, legacy will help.</p>
<p>Na I don’t think so.</p>
<p>So legacy is uniform throughout? Sibling would be just as important and a parent or grandparent?</p>
<p>The official party-line is, as stated above, that legacies (I don’t think it specifies which kind) get a second look from admissions, to make sure nothing is missed. Whether there is some inherent bias by one or more adcoms toward children of alums or siblings - we’ll never know. I personally have seen different combinations occur - siblings of current students rejected, children of alums rejected (apparently, the alum gets a letter of apology ahead of the official decisions in March!), and of course, multiple sibs accepted and parents/grandparents ad infinitum accepted.</p>
<p>So, I wouldn’t rely on sibs to gain an acceptance (not that you would, of course), but as they say, if all else is equal, I would think the legacy would get the nod . For my kids sake, I’m keeping my fingers crossed and paying my alumni dues/annual fund.</p>