<p>Hi,
I was wondering is a student considered a legacy if their aunt went to Cornell, or would it give any kind of advantage?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that it’s only legacy if your relative is a direct ancestor - so a parent or a grandparent, but not aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, etc.<br>
Legacy is supposed to give advantage but I’m not sure if all legacies have an advantage, or just those whose parents or grandparents have donated money to Cornell.</p>
<p>The common application supplement asks if an applicant has a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent who went to Cornell. My S has a great-grandfather who attended. Now that my S is a freshman there, we get all the “legacy” emails and mailings…</p>
<p>Dont underestimate sibling legacy though. I think you’d be hard pressed to find a kid who was top 15% in class with a 2050+ get rejected when they had a sibling attending Cornell.</p>