My feedAdmissions Advice
1
@LordShroo
0 answers, 1 vote
 • 9 months ago •
Admissions Advice

Do Public Universities like UNC consider legacy?

My father went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was wondering whether or not that counts as legacy, and will give me better chances at admission. I spent a fair bit of my young life in the town of Chapel Hill as my dad finished his MBA, and then moved to Maryland. Also, my uncle went to George Washington University, would that help my admission chances to GWU or not?

legacyadmissions
legacypolicy
legacy
1
1
🎉 First post
Let’s welcome @LordShroo to the community! Remember to be kind, helpful, and supportive in your responses.

Earn karma by helping others:

1 karma for each ⬆️ upvote on your answer, and 20 karma if your answer is marked accepted.

1 answer

0
@AdaH
136 answers, 165 votes
 • 9 months ago

Hey there @LordShroo!

Yes, you would be considered a legacy student at UNC, and yes, it would increase your chances. Around 17% of UNC students are legacies. Having an uncle that went to a certain school wouldn't typically make you a legacy, and I've found mixed results about whether or not GWU even considers legacy, so no, it probably wouldn't help you out much.

0
What are your chances of acceptance?

Calculate for all schools

Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
UCLA
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)
Add more factors ›

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works