<p>When you think legacy, think inheritance.</p>
<p>If they can keep the lineage intact, they can keep the funds. One way to look at the legacy question is to ask yourself, "Do I stand in line to inherit wealth (such that it may be) from someone who attended this school?" If your uncle has no children, your uncle should be noted for legacy purposes.</p>
<p>two at columbia</p>
<p>Legacy status varies by college/university. For example, here is how Columbia defines it:</p>
<p>"We are always pleased to receive applications from students whose family members have graduated from Columbia. When an applicant is extremely competitive and compares favorably with other similarly talented candidates, being the daughter or son of a Columbia University graduate (from any Columbia school or college) may be a slight advantage in the admission process. This advantage may especially apply for “legacy” candidates. Please note: applicants are considered to be “legacies” of Columbia only if they are the children of an undergraduate alumnus/a of Columbia College or of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science."</p>
<p>Some have a broader definition of legacy and others have a special admissions process for legacies.</p>
<p>UPenn is the most well-known legacy wh**e...</p>
<p>on campus interview only avalible to legacies, seperate pile for legacy applicants</p>
<p>Colby,Harvard,Smith</p>
<p>2 at NYU
butttttttttt... they arent parents -_-</p>
<p>Duke and St. Andrews (Scotland)</p>
<p>My dad went to Tufts and Georgetown, so I guess I'm legacies there, and I have another legacy at Georgetown (grandfather).</p>
<p>My father attended Georgetown, but switched schools. Would that still count as a legacy?</p>
<p>Johnathon1 are you from Ontario?</p>
<p>prep schools-andover (cousin, grandfather, great grandfather, two instructors)
colleges-harvard (father, grandfather, grandmother, aunt), sarah lawrence (aunt)</p>
<p>I don't understand what he/she means by "legacies."</p>
<p>The student is the legacy. Their parent or grandparent or other ancestor is a graduate.</p>
<p>For prep schools, siblings are given a preference, perhaps exactly the same as a legacy, but I only have anecdotal evidence on this gleaned from admissions materials.</p>
<p>Wealth has nothing to do with whether or not you're a legacy. If your family has made large contributions such as a science building or wing, that's a separate, additional hook.</p>
<p>if siblings are considered legacies, I am one for my sister at my current school (which actually takes alumni/ sibling things very seriously, it's part of the reason she got it)</p>
<p>only college one I care about is that I am a legacy for columbia</p>
<p>thank u for the understanding</p>
<p>If someone has a legacy, is the admission guaranteed for BS?
I know legacy does not work for college well. What about BS?</p>
<p>prep schools-none
college- Indiana State. But I would not go there. Ever.</p>
<p>exeter-- starting from my grandfather on my mothers side; all of my mother's siblings, and my mother
harvard- my mother, father, 2 aunts, and 2 uncles
yale--my grandfather, an aunt, and an uncle</p>
<p>UPenn Wharton and Bucknell</p>
<p>The Wharton will definetly help because i want to go into ibanking.</p>
<p>A random university in Korea and UC Santa Clara.
mmm and being an international student means its illegal to go to a univ in korea.
and i'd be royally beaten to death if I went to USSC. Any UC in fact, except for UCLA and Berkeley.</p>
<p>i'm not really counting on saying my dad went there, as you can see lol</p>
<p>Fifth generation for Amherst, my first choice college. Second for Exeter, but I chose not to apply.</p>
<p>Other colleges:
My mum went to U Colorado
My dad went to John's Hopkins
Both grandparents and all aunts and uncles on one side went to U California Berkley
And my grandpa's a dean at Stanford with a professorship in his name, but that doesn't really count, though it would probably help just as much as a legacy.</p>