2007-03-07 11:17:19 · 2 answers · asked by ed k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It's something they consider (the fact that you have relatives who are alumni). They don't have to donate. Even if they did, it'd have to be a MASSIVE amount to sway things in your favor more than just a tiny bit.
I got some stuff from my parents' school, and I think it's a state school. Might be private. Not sure cuz it's in another state. I dunno how they found out I'm related to my parents, but their letter said it was cuz i was the kid of alumni that they wrote to me to ask me to apply.
2007-03-07 12:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At some colleges, a student's status as a "legacy" can sometimes help with admissions.
("Legacy" means the child of a person who graduated from that school.)
Top-tier liberal arts colleges and second-tier liberal arts colleges are the sorts of schools that most often consider an applicant's legacy status in admissions.
Except in some cases wherein those parents donated millions of dollars to the college, it does not matter whether the parents donated lots of money.
2007-03-07 14:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by X 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋