Does Brown look at legacy?

Brown has been less transparent than most other elite universities. Other elite universities are more transparent about what percentage of students in each class are legacy, or which percentage of legacies get in, but the way that legacy is used in the Brown admissions process is pretty opaque.

Do UC schools look at legacy?

Per long-established UC Regents policy, UC forbids legacy admissions and does not grant preferential admission to the children of alumni or donors.

Does Northwestern take legacy into account?

Northwestern considers legacy status in admissions, along with schools like Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame and Harvard University, according to each institution’s common data set.

Does HBS count as legacy?

Harvard is a school that values legacies, at least to a degree. According to a class of 2021 survey, 17.5% of students at Harvard have at least one parent who is an alumnus. And according to a 2011 article in The Harvard Crimson, legacies are admitted at a rate of 30%.

Does Michigan consider legacy?

Legacy status is not a preference in the admissions process but does serve as context – outside of the admissions review – in understanding a student’s interest. Most importantly, it helps us calculate the likelihood of enrollment.

Does Columbia care about legacy?

Unfortunately no. Columbia University only considers children of Columbia College or Columbia SEAS graduates as legacies. It’s one of the only downsides to graduating from the other Columbia undergraduate colleges.

Does Pomona consider legacy?

Pomona Affiliation As has been the practice for many years, Pomona does not consider legacy or donor-affiliated status in the admissions process.

Does sibling count as legacy?

Some schools only consider parents when assessing legacy status, while others consider grandparents or siblings. Legacy typically is associated with preferential treatment by an admissions office. Aunts, uncles, cousins and distant relatives do not count.