<p>My Aunt earned a master’s at Stanford. Stanford’s application gives everyone the option to put down a relative who went to Stanford. Is it worth putting down, since it’s not really a sibling or parent? I also don’t want Stanford to expect too much from me.</p>
<p>It’s up to you.</p>
<p>It can’t hurt, but I have no clue whether it will be of any help. </p>
<p>In my opinion, the legacies that are most striking are ones that are linear. For example, if you were to draw a family tree for yourself, your mother, father, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. would all be considered linear, i.e, first degree relation. Your siblings are also considered linear. If you have a legacy who’s linearly related to you, DO PUT IT DOWN FOR SURE!!</p>
<p>However, Aunts, Uncles, etc. are all located either North-East or North-West to you in your family tree, and thus are not linear. </p>
<p>As I said, you could definitely put it down on your application but I’m not sure whether it would count for much.</p>
<p>Just my two cents!</p>
<p>If there’s a spot for it, do it. No, it’s really probably not going to help one whiff. But hey, I listed my great-grandfather on my Wesleyan application. It’s certainly not going to hurt your chances, so why not, right?</p>