<p>what is the definition of legacy @ CMU, and affect on admissions? The common definition of legacy is the child of a graduate of the undergraduate college. At some schools, this is expanded to include children whose parents graduated from any division of the universty, grandparents, siblings, and other variations. </p>
<p>Looking on the CMU website, I can't find a definition. The CMU app supplement asks for </p>
<p>"Related alumni: List immediate family members who have graduated from or are presently attending Carnegie Mellon." </p>
<p>So, does anybody know how CMU defines and treats legacies? Specifically, I'm interested in whether a parent who attended a CMU grad school, or a grandparent who attended undergrad creates a "legacy", and if so what affect on getting in?</p>