Strange correspondence from a school

Prep School Admissions Prep School Parents
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Hi,

This is probably a strange question, but I am seeking some clarification. Do schools consider an applicant a legacy if the parent went to any prep school, or just specifically that school?

I am asking because my daughter got a letter from a school talking about her legacy status, and how they love to have legacy applicants. Neither my husband or I attended this school. He went to public school, and I did go to prep school - but my school closed not long after I graduated.

It just struck me as a bit strange.

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A legacy parent must be from that specific school . . . so your daughter probably got the letter by mistake.

3

When my daughter was a freshman, she received a letter thanking her for applying to Middlesex. It included a personal note from her assigned admission counselor… But she was already attending another school, and Middlesex had never even been on our list of schools to consider. Sounds like this is the same kind of weird thing.