Legacy admissions occur when an applicant has a relative or a parent that has previously attended the college he or she is trying to apply to. In these cases; a college or university will give special consideration for the applicant because of his or her family status. While this may give an applicant an edge; he or she shouldn’t depend on it as a factor to for admission. According to wikipedia; about 10 percent of the Ivy League institutions admittances are legacy admissions. Compared to the entire incoming class; this usually amounts to only a few students. Therefore; it’s better to just consider having legacy on your side as something that might give an already outstanding application a little push.

Legacy admissions occur when an applicant has a relative or a parent that has previously attended the college he or she is trying to apply to. In these cases; a college or university will give special consideration for the applicant because of his or her family status. While this may give an applicant an edge; he or she shouldn’t depend on it as a factor to for admission. According to wikipedia; about 10 percent of the Ivy League institutions admittances are legacy admissions. Compared to the entire incoming class; this usually amounts to only a few students. Therefore; it’s better to just consider having legacy on your side as something that might give an already outstanding application a little push.

UNC Chapel Hill is a state (public) school and is thus funded in part by the taxpayers. As such, there is no legacy at UNC Chapel Hill, or any public school for that matter, as it would be unjust to admit into a public institution based on favoritism when funding is derived in an equal manner from all taxpayers. Good luck.