<p>Both my father and [deceased] mother attended Stanford, and they both ended up teaching there for many years.</p>
<p>How much will this affect my chances of admission, if at all?</p>
<p>Lol have you ever heard of legacy?</p>
<p>Apparently legacy is just a “feather on the scale,” but it will help nonetheless. Not sure how having professors will help, but I’d imagine it would be at least a bit more.</p>
<p>Francaisalamatt-- yupp! I’m asking how it plays in in regards to Stanford admissions. </p>
<p>Rush10-- Thanks! (:</p>
<p>It’s like affirmative action, but only because your family’s had more privilege, not less. That is to say, it can help quite a bit. “Legacy preferences provide the equivalent of a 160 point boost on the math and verbal SATs, not the “tiebreaker” that many universities claim” ([Affirmative</a> Action for the Rich - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/13/why-do-top-schools-still-take-legacy-applicants/affirmative-action-for-the-rich]Affirmative”>Affirmative Action for the Rich - NYTimes.com)).</p>
<p>Yea it helps a lot</p>