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Legacy?

Post by Kswizzie » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:16 pm

how much does being a legacy help? I ask because I have legacy at Columbia.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by pu_golf88 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:20 pm

You're automatically in no matter what your numbers are.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by BioEBear2010 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:21 pm

pu_golf88 wrote:You're automatically in no matter what your numbers are.
Only if the legacy is from one's third cousin or closer. Fourth cousins are right out.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by Kswizzie » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:27 pm

any answers that don't poop on me?

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Re: Legacy?

Post by BioEBear2010 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:48 pm

Kswizzie wrote:any answers that don't poop on me?
Sorry, but your original post doesn't allow for a very clear answer. Legacy status is another soft factor, and will undoubtedly help an applicant. However, different schools weigh legacy status differently. Also, one can infer that an applicant with a parent who donates a lot of money to the law school directly/has a building named after him or her/etc. will receive a larger boost than an applicant who had a parent who attended the same university (not the law school) and doesn't donate at all.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by Knock » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:02 pm

Kswizzie wrote:how much does being a legacy help? I ask because I have legacy at Columbia.
legacy at columbia UG or legacy at columbia LS. also, what relation are you to this legacy. also, not much.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by Kswizzie » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:08 pm

sister, CLS, 2009 grad

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Re: Legacy?

Post by kevin261186 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:10 pm

LOLZ.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by Knock » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:13 pm

Kswizzie wrote:sister, CLS, 2009 grad
Probably not, but it could help you write a great Why Columbia essay.

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Re: Legacy?

Post by kmarks » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:17 pm

While we're talking about it ... double legacy (both parents, Columbia UG and Columbia LS) ... any boost?

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