<p>Quick Question:
Both John Quincy Adams and John Adams were Harvard graduates. Would being a descendant of both be beneficial? Also, anyone know of any type of grant or scholoarship for descendants of a president that may apply? Is this an avenue to explore? As you may gather, we are trying every possible angle!</p>
<p>Thanks,
Snow</p>
<p>That sounds like a question for the school directly.</p>
<p>My wife is a descendent of Abraham Pierson, founder of Yale. Our son did not inquire but a cousin of my wife did. He ended up at the USNaval Academy. I doubt that it would have helped however. And I suspect being a descendent of a past grad, even if it was the Adames, would be even less beneficial.</p>
<p>But hey, give them a call.</p>
<p>It’s soooooo far in the past that I don’t think it would have any effect, personally…</p>
<p>Snowwhite, how are you related?</p>
<p>Well, Harvard does have a legacy program, but yiours is a pretty remote link to the school. They are pretty specific that applicants to Harvard College get the legacy boost only if one or both of their PARENTS went to Harvard College (Harvard medical, law, grad, and other schools don’t count). So if even your grandfather too far removed to help you, I’m pretty sure none of the Founding Fathers can help either.</p>
<p>It’s parents only…as coureur says.</p>
<p>It won’t count as being a legacy for Harvard, but it might be good for scholarships- Daughters of the American Revolution, for example. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm[/url]”>http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm</a></p>
<p>My great uncle went to Juilliard. Too distant for a legacy (immediate family only, I think) but my S did slip it into his essay, mainly to emphasize the “historic respect” he had for the school – letting them know he really did know something about the school apart from the general “name”. Doubt it did anything at all, but apparently neither did it hurt, as he is there now.</p>