USC: am I a legacy?

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>Am I a USC legacy? Situation:</p>

<p>Paternal Grandpa - Graduated from USC dental school
Dad - Attended USC, transferred to Stanford for Senior year, but died before graduation.</p>

<p>Also, when USC asks which siblings/parents/grandparents went to USC, do I just put their first and last names? Should I put years/school attended?</p>

<p>Also, what do I put for my Dad’s occupation? There’s no option for putting deceased.</p>

<p>Also, neither of my parents graduated from college but there doesn’t seem to be an option for specifying this like in other applications. How will they know this?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>It does not matter, USC does not put a lot of emphasis on legacy.
My daughter knows of a friend who has 2 siblings, 2 parents that graduated from USC. She did not get admitted for fall, she was admitted for Spring because of weak SAT scores.
I would leave your Dad’s occupation as blank. You could also put in the additional information or supplement section that he is deceased.</p>