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[geoduck]

So what you're saying is I should have told the adcoms that my 26th great grandfather on my mother's side was King of Scotland (900 or so years ago). Damn it. I knew I forgot something.

I too failed to mention my distant aristocratic relations. Maybe descending from a Marshall of France would've gotten me into McGill!

[minnbills]

So what you're saying is I should have told the adcoms that my 26th great grandfather on my mother's side was King of Scotland (900 or so years ago). Damn it. I knew I forgot something.

I too failed to mention my distant aristocratic relations. Maybe descending from a Marshall of France would've gotten me into McGill!

Were you really? One of Napoleon's? I'm a descendent of the Duke of Guise, maybe I should apply to the Sorbonne?

[rinkrat19]

So what you're saying is I should have told the adcoms that my 26th great grandfather on my mother's side was King of Scotland (900 or so years ago). Damn it. I knew I forgot something.

I too failed to mention my distant aristocratic relations. Maybe descending from a Marshall of France would've gotten me into McGill!

Were you really? One of Napoleon's? I'm a descendent of the Duke of Guise, maybe I should apply to the Sorbonne?

I'm descended from Oliver Cromwell...Cambridge for me?

[paulinaporizkova]

I'm looking at inferior schools because of my low GPA

hey, you seem like a really cool guy! best of luck to you!

[geoduck]

So what you're saying is I should have told the adcoms that my 26th great grandfather on my mother's side was King of Scotland (900 or so years ago). Damn it. I knew I forgot something.

I too failed to mention my distant aristocratic relations. Maybe descending from a Marshall of France would've gotten me into McGill!

Were you really? One of Napoleon's? I'm a descendent of the Duke of Guise, maybe I should apply to the Sorbonne?

Yeah, one of Napoleon's. The Prince of Neuchâtel. We should march upon the Sorbonne and demand our acceptances!

[run26.2]

How come you did not go to Cornell as an undergrad?

[minnbills]

So what you're saying is I should have told the adcoms that my 26th great grandfather on my mother's side was King of Scotland (900 or so years ago). Damn it. I knew I forgot something.

I too failed to mention my distant aristocratic relations. Maybe descending from a Marshall of France would've gotten me into McGill!

Were you really? One of Napoleon's? I'm a descendent of the Duke of Guise, maybe I should apply to the Sorbonne?

Yeah, one of Napoleon's. The Prince of Neuchâtel. We should march upon the Sorbonne and demand our acceptances!

Berthier was Napoleon's chief of staff. Cool stuff man.

We should go to La Sorbonne, who are they to deny our aristocratic privelege?

[thekid001]

I imagine that these types of legacies, direct descendants of the founder, hoping to attend the law school that their ancestors founded is quite rare. (These descendants must graduate from high school, graduate from college, want to attend law school, want to become a lawyer, and score well on the LSAT. The odds are remote. I can only imagine that there are a handful of people who have applied to a top law school being a direct descendent of the founder.)

Since, it is so rare, I think it is almost impossible for anyone to answer and I don't think you can get a factual answer with historical evidence on this board.

Do I think you have a good chance? I would say yes, but this is just a guess on my part.
Really, though I mean what is the question you have here? You take the LSAT, you pay the 80 bucks and apply, and see if they accept you. No one is going to tell you to do anything different here. There is nothing you can do but apply.

[TTH]

My great great grandfather was John University of Chicago. Will this help me out?

[robotclubmember]

You'd still need a 170+ LSAT score I imagine. Why didn't you attend Cornell for undergrad? Did you apply, and if so, how did that go? If not, why not?

[aliarrow]

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[paulinaporizkova]

I'm sure many have a little Thomas Jefferson blood in them too, that dude got around. Use that for UVa admission.

i didn't know TTH was black

[aliarrow]

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[paulinaporizkova]

I'm sure many have a little Thomas Jefferson blood in them too, that dude got around. Use that for UVa admission.

i didn't know TTH was black

The babies were half and half, so if any of them got with white girls the black wouldn't even be discernible anymore

i dunno man, that one drop minimum can last a real long time

[Mce252]

My family ties to Ted Bundy helped me get into mortuary school. I think your ties could help you too.

[TTH]

My great great grandfather was John University of Chicago. Will this help me out?

Do you maintain active ties to that side of the family?



I'm sure many have a little Thomas Jefferson blood in them too, that dude got around. Use that for UVa admission.

Sure do. We all still get together with the Northwesterns for boating once a year on Lake Michigan.

[geoduck]

I'm sure many have a little Thomas Jefferson blood in them too, that dude got around. Use that for UVa admission.

i didn't know TTH was black

The babies were half and half, so if any of them got with white girls the black wouldn't even be discernible anymore

i dunno man, that one drop minimum can last a real long time

Yeah but it can get hard to tell without DNA. Hell, sometimes mixed-race parents pop out fraternal twins where one is ivory and one is ebony. The white one's still AA, but she's definitely gonna get some funny looks whenever she marks it down.

[bartleby]

How come you did not go to Cornell as an undergrad?

[mcase841]

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[westinghouse60]

Can't read this thread without thinking of...

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"At first I didn't get in, but then my dad donated a building and the admissions office called the next day!"