<p>I applied ED to Huntsman/College, with good enough ECs, grades, SATs, essays, and all that. I'm not the top of the applicants, but I seem to be average to above-average of those accepted.</p>
<p>My grandma and dad attended Penn undergrad, and my grandpa completed a fellowship at the Medical School.</p>
<p>Question: How much will this help me? Does this make me a sure thing, or do I have to stress out like crazy until the 15th?</p>
<p>It usually doubles your chances (meaning that legacies get accepted at 2x the rate of normal applicants).</p>
<p>Yeah my mom got her Masters in Linguistics there and my godmother works at the linguistics department. I think I get sort of more chance.</p>
<p>Is it really 2x? Because 2x the chances are quite a bit, especially considering that "chance" isn't a numerical amount. ;)</p>
<p>I just want to know if it's pretty much a sure thing.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, no, it's not a sure thing. Think of it this way: even if the acceptance rate for legacies is three times the rate for non-legacies, if those rates are 30% and 10% (which is probably not too far off), it's still the case that 70% of legacy applicants will not be admitted. Also, it's very likely that more than 30% of legacy applicants are well-qualified. Penn just doesn't have enough room take everyone who's qualified, legacy or not.</p>
<p>But that accounts for any type of legacy. I have my dad, my grandma, and my grandpa.</p>
<p>Listen, the point is that you have a good advantage because of your legacy. Arguing over whether having more than one ancestor as legacy will get you no real answers since we cannot possibly know.</p>
<p>We have been told by the admissions staff that there is no extra value placed on multiple legacies vs. just one. On the other hand both our kids are third generation Penn kids now, so it couldn't have hurt. Of course they are wonderful and deserve to be there. Good luck to you.</p>