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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should it matter? (Serious question)

Do you think they should be impressed? Or feeling like you must be of incredible character? Or that you must have money? Obviously you're not obsessed with the place or they'd know about you by now.

Genuinely wondering what you expect.[/quote]

Not OP, but I think they are just thinking it could be seen as odd that it is not mentioned.  Seems like a legit concern, but since the kid is applying ED, it doesn't seem like something overwhelmingly negative.  Just possibly odd.

My advice-- leave it to your kid.  If the kid honestly wants to include it because it honestly is part of the reason that they want to attend, it seems fine to mention it.  I don't think it will seem pretentious because the interest is honestly backed up by the ED application.  [/quote]

I think it is more odd to mention it, unless perhaps the kid did the historical and genealogical research on their own, learned something special about this relative, and wishes to discuss that in an essay. [/quote]

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