<p>Does anyone have the knowledge/experience to define what impact legacy has on current applicants? My oldest D was a 2006 Summa graduate from BC who finished in the top 10 at Carroll School and she received the Keyes Award for Humanitarian service, so they know that our kids are applied to their educational pursuits. My middle daughter has applied RD and she has almost identical SAT’s and GPA, with broader background and far more diverse experience. The question then is, "Does this mean anything when BC considers applicants?’</p>
<p>Is there anyone out there…parents/siblings/current students that might have some insight into this?</p>
<p>I've heard people who believe both. I don't think it's much more of a factor than it is at most schools. I have a friend, with a relatively impressive background, who was rejected having both of his parents and an older brother as alumni.</p>
<p>Dear Brian,
At Boston College, siblings are not considered legacy. Only parents and grandparents are deemed "legacy." When I worked in the admissions office as an undergraduate, I was called a 'second-generation Eagle' because I had aunts and uncles who had attended BC. Furthermore, there is no one that the admissions office knows of your elder daughter's academic and extra-curricular success unless she was heavily involved in the Student Admissions Program (tour guide, panelist, greeter, etc) and had a strong relationship with the admissions personnel.
It will not hurt your son, but it won't help him much either.</p>
<p>My parents donated close to 15 Million to BC and I applied EA and was Deferred then I got accepted but I am already going elsewhere. My parents were so ****ed they actually cut the amount they were going to donate. The only bad part of my application was my GPA and it was a 3.7 W my SATs were 2100+</p>