Negative effects of legacy

Sue22
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:20:06 +0000

I could see it affecting your application if your sibling got into trouble and your parents didn’t handle it well with the school. In that case they might turn you down in order to head off further problems with your family. If your sibling flunked out but your parents didn’t fight the decision and worked with the school it probably won’t hurt your application.

Our family left one school under less than ideal circumstances but we all handled things like mature adults and when we reapplied years later we were welcomed back.

Unless this was a highly publicized event your “unlucky circumstances” should not affect your applications to other schools.