Advice for a legacy at another Ivy?

waitlistman
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:11:50 +0000

I have a question which relates to legacy but as to why they ask if you have any uncles aunts etc. that went to Yale (grandparents). In Cornell Grandparent counts you as legacy but not in others. But they ask about uncles in Yale and Columbia and Harvard and Cornell and we have an uncle webt Harvard and Yale Law and another Uncle went Columbia Grad.
Since they ask is this just there in case of a tipping factor? I mean if not why ask? Its not legacy but does it increase odds? I was just guessing why would then ask if not to say, well if the uncle did well the genes are close so maybe he she will do well if they are on the fence. Any other reasons you can think of. Respectfully.
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