<p>My Dad is a Princeton alum, as is my maternal grandfather, 2 uncles, 2 cousins, a great uncle, and my godfather. Does the legacy count less if only one of my parents is an alum? My mom was not a tiger.</p>
<p>I believe its half credit for half=breeds.</p>
<p>Having one parent who went to Princeton is all that matters. But the legacy advantage is far less that it's usually assumed to be.</p>
<p>What if I had a great great ennate uncle who went there? Hahaha, I don't think it helps that much.</p>
<p>in my case, I mean</p>
<p>I prefer the term "Mudblood" to half-breed.</p>
<p>lol</p>
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<p>About that, would applying from Missouri help my chances at all?</p>
<p>Single parental legacy is a great hook and your state is a very big plus.
You still better be very competitive academically and write great essays.</p>
<p>Oh yeah I know that no one gets in solely on legacy status any more, and I am pretty competitive academically (advanced classes, 3.83 unweighted at one of the top prep schools around. But sadly they don't rank us :(, I would guess I'm in the top fourth)</p>
<p>Oh and on that note, would mentioning my godfather (who is president of one of the largest incentives company in the country) count for anything? I mean he's practically family, we refer to him as uncle and he is a Princeton alumnus and major donor.</p>
<p>Yah, I got connections too... :(</p>
<p>A philanthropic godfather isn't going to count for much.</p>
<p>I sort of figured as much</p>
<p>If one parent went to Princeton, you're a legacy, with all that that implies. However, obviously the more direct connections you have, the better. And, as others have said, there are a lot of really qualified legaciest, so the competition is still pretty intense.</p>
<p>That's true, but it can't be more competitive than the regular pool, otherwise the legacy would be worthless. So it has to count for something, I'd just like to know how much, i.e. could I get slightly lower test scores, but have a ton of community service and be very dedicated/good grades and still get in.</p>
<p>Legacy doesn't count at all unless you apply ED.</p>
<p>While I know that's true at Penn, I wasn't aware it was the case at Princeton.</p>
<p>It counts, but the RA pool is so competitive that it may have less impact than in ED.</p>
<p>Yeah I sort of figured that my best chances would be ED, although all the kids from my school who applied ED were deferred, and one of those four was accepted regular (he comes from a Princeton family...weird)</p>