<p>Hello,</p>
<p>My father recently completed the executive MBA program at Wharton. I'm applying to undergrad this comming year. Am I considered legacy? My father would fly to Pennsylvania every other week? Any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Are you applying to Wharton? Even if you are, I don’t know that you would be granted legacy status, as it traditionally means that one of your parents or grandparents completed the degree for which you are applying. (Though it sure is a plus.)</p>
<p>ehhh better than nothing. it’s not full-blown legacy, but it’s something.</p>
<p>From my understanding, Legacy status is granted if a parent or grandparent completed an undergraduate degree at Penn. I don’t think it has to be the same one (my dad was a Wharton student and I’m in CAS).</p>
<p>Also, legacy really only factors in if you apply early decision from my understanding. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, though.</p>
<p>lol, why can’t you edit posts on this site?</p>
<p>anyway, i was wrong on the first point. i apologize. legacy status can also be granted if a parent or grandparent completed a graduate degree at penn (source: [Penn</a> Alumni: Alumni Council on Admissions](<a href=“http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html]Penn”>http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html))</p>
<p>the second thing i said is true though as far as i know.</p>
<p>NickBarr, you can only edut posts within 20 minutes.
However, flying to Pennsylvania every other week won’t help.</p>
<p>That is the exact legacy situation that I had. It definitely counts. Yeah, I got in, but I know that it really counted because my very experienced college counselor told me, the staff at the Sweeten Alumni House told me, I got the special on-campus interview in the Alumni House that is only offered to legacies, etc. My dad insists that it counted less, but who knows. Definitely apply early if you want a little boost, however big.</p>
<p>^It only counted less than some other legacies because there is no building with your last name on it.</p>
<p>You are Legacy. Apply Early Decision for the boost and I’m thinking that you have a great chance at acceptance. It’s amazing how many real UPenn legacies there are that do not realize that they are really do have legacy status!</p>
<p>I was told by someone working at Penn that officially the children/grandchildren of parents/grandparents that went to Penn are considered legacy. </p>
<p>However, UNofficially, they like to keep families together united at Penn and even a sibling of a current student at Penn would get a small boost if they applied.</p>
<p>^^ so bat, would they consider my uncles that went to penn? I am not too worried if they do because i have actual legacy, I am just curious.</p>
<p>^I put my uncle down when I applied. Not sure if it helped but it certainly didn’t hurt.</p>
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Uncles are usually not considered legacy, but like Venkat89 said, it doesn’t hurt.</p>
<p>so say, would my brother count as a legacy applying this year? Or not really/ Would it help at all? I’m guessing it wouldnt hurt</p>
<p>^I believe it would help him. Not as much as if your mother or father went to Penn, but he’s still better off (esp. if he applies ED) compared to students with no connection to the school. Every little bit counts because you don’t know what is going to be the thing to tip you from a rejection to an admission.</p>
<p>oldabe63, I don’t want to intrude on your thread, but I have similar question, and I see no need to make a whole new thread for it.
My great-gradnfather graduated from the Dentistry school. I know that it was a long time ago (I think it the late 20’s) but might it count for something?</p>
<p>your brother: it would help a lot. sibling legacy counts a ton. he has to apply ed b/c he is a legacy.</p>