<p>how much does williams consider legacy and being a sibling? just curious if anyone knows</p>
<p>Being a sibling does not help much if at all; being a real legacy may help a little, all other things being equal.</p>
<p>In my dad's day he didn't even have to apply because he was a fourth generation legacy; however, i am 5th generation (gggfather-professor, ggfather-graduate and chair of music department, grandfather and father both graduated from Williams, with about 5 more uncles and cousins who attended plus an astronomy fund and music room in my family's name, a couple family members burried on campus) with good stats and in my interview they still told me it will be a big reach, so it is hard to tell how much emphasis they put on legacy, but i will find out soon out, but i am thinking legacy is not as big a factor as it is often made out to be</p>
<p>hollyyy crap--im sure youll get in</p>
<p>I hope so, but my interview was not too promising; however, this site certainly helps and sometimes adds to your nervousness, but it is nice to meet a group of people in the same nervous boat as you</p>
<p>interviews for williams are non evaluative anyway</p>
<p>Legacy interviews don't "count" for admissions purposes, but the admissions staff does talk with the candidate and parents after the interview to give an assessment of chances.</p>
<p>I'm not 100% positive but I'm fairly certain that there is no official help that you get from being a sibling of an alumn or current student. However, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't list it on your app--you just shouldn't count on it getting you much of anywhere.</p>
<p>As Jrpar said the only help you get is the interviewer sitting down and discussing your chances with you</p>
<p>hey katatat..why dont you look in the archives...theres a thread on legacy</p>