any insight into secondary legacy at any top colleges
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Anonymous
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sibling, grandparent, etc?
do HYP etc care about any of these? does one care about this more than others? |
Anonymous
| I think Princeton gives a tip to siblings of current students. I know a lot of siblings there. |
Anonymous
| Penn considers a kid legacy of grandparents attended. I've heard that Princeton gives preference to siblings. Not what you are asking, but Georgetown considers a student legacy if their parent went to Georgetown law. |
Anonymous
| Cornell alumni parents and grandparents from all parts of the university are counted as legacy -- but Cornell has said publicly that legacy only helps in the ED round. |
Anonymous
| If the grandparents gave a building, then, yes. It didn't help us because no one had given us big bucks. |
Anonymous
Penn considers applicants whose parents who attended grad schools there legacies. |
Anonymous
| IMO sibling worth more than grandparent unless grandparent big donor. |
Anonymous
| If I remember correctly Yale asks about grandparents. So if they ask, they must care. |
Anonymous
| Best way to figure this out (besides asking or googling bc a lot of admissions office post this info in blogs, interviews etc) is to look at what questions they add on the common app. |
Anonymous
| Northwestern seems to have a clear sibling preference. |