who has a legacy?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>what the ?</p>

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<p>does anyone have legacies for the schools they are appling to?</p>

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<p>for college i have three at vassar and 2 at harvard</p>

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<p>why did my post go above clz's?</p>

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<p>cornell and penn...deferred by cornell ED..</p>

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<p>clitch most likely</p>

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<p>I have a legacy at a prep school where my dad lives. I might apply there if I don't get into the prep where I am now.</p>

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<p>what prep schools ?</p>

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<p>what prep schools are you applying to?</p>

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<p>no. =/ I wish I did.</p>

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<p>I am a legacy at the University of Florida and Clemson University.</p>

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<p>I am a legacy at u-mass.</p>

<p>not so cool. haha.</p>

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<p>I'm one at chinese university of hong kong..both my parents as well as a few aunts and uncles went there...but i probably wont go back to hong kong for university. I want to go to business school, not sure which one</p>

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<p>I have no legacy...i mean for prep schools. But I do for NYU</p>

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<p>Prep schools: Milton (aunt) and Concord (uncle).
Colleges/Universites: triple-legacy at Harvard, plus my grandfather teaches and works there, double-legacy at Cal (though they don't use legacy as an admissions factor), Sarah Lawrence, Reed, Columbia, St. Andrew's, Welsyan, Tufts, and Princeton (sort of--long story).
The only ones that could really matter would be Harvard, Sarah Lawrence, and maybe Tufts.</p>

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<p>I heard that universities only count legacies as parents and grandparents.</p>

<p>If you count aunt and uncles as well:</p>

<p>I'm a legacy at University of Ottawa, Carleton University (ON), McGill, University of Toronto, Ashbury College (prep school), Upper Canada College (prep school), etc.</p>

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<p>only parents and grandparents and great parents ...anything vertical</p>

<p>and also..most only count undergrad</p>

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<p>Oh well mines vertical..and I also have a horizontal way haha...(NYU)</p>

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<p>Even if they say they only count undergrad, it can't hurt (at least at the private schools) to have a parent or grandparent who was a grad student or professor there—especially if that parent or grandparent has a history of donating money.</p>

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<p>Yes, most do only count parents and gradparents--that's why I said only Harvard, Sarah Lawrence, and Tufts would really matter. Honestly, I think Harvard's the only one where it could have any real influence on my admissions chances, which certainly isn't that bad.</p>