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Author Topic: Legacy and the Admissions Process  (Read 2008 times)

osprey099

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« on: August 26, 2009, 08:32 PM »
Hi, i just have a quick question about legacy.  If my dad attended the Carey Business school (which is a johns hopkins graduate school), do i have a legacy if i am applying to johns hopkins undergraduate?  thanks.

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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2009, 09:20 PM »
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Hi, i just have a quick question about legacy.  If my dad attended the Carey Business school (which is a johns hopkins graduate school), do i have a legacy if i am applying to johns hopkins undergraduate?  thanks.
Legacy at Johns Hopkins is considered in cases of parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and siblings only. Uncles, aunts, cousins, and other extended family members do not count. Additionally, legacy is only a minor factor in the review of applicants. You will have space on your application to list any legacy connections.

On one's application we ask applicants to list legacy connections for all academic divisions of Johns Hopkins University -- including the Carey School of Business.

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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 09:44 AM »
The question I saw on the application asked about graduates of JHU.  Then again, I have only taken a cursory look at the application and may have missed the appropriate spot to note the following:  I would like to list two grandparents who attended graduate school but didn't necessarily complete a degree program at Hopkins.  Should the "no" box be checked, with additional information given?  Would JHU rather not hear about these individuals?

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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 07:40 PM »
One should only answer "YES" to the supplemental question about family members who graduated from Johns Hopkins for any direct family member that has GRADUATED or is CURRENTLY ENROLLED at a Johns Hopkins divisions.

If you want you can include information about family members who attended but did not graduate in your additional information section.

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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 01:27 PM »
Thank you (belatedly) for the reply.  The application was completed as recommended.  I just realized that the status is actually unclear since both of these grandparents are now deceased and there's a possibility that one of them did graduate (it was graduate school, and a few decades ago, so pardon the fuzziness given that the student in question is not around anymore.)  I am wondering if records are looked up, just in case this person does qualify as a legacy connection.

May I also get a 2-for-1 question in here even though this is not on-topic?  Is it too late for mid-year grades to be considered for regular admission candidates if they are being sent over now?

Thanks in advance.

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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 11:16 PM »
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I am wondering if records are looked up, just in case this person does qualify as a legacy connection.

Legacy records are only confirmed when a student answers YES to the legacy question, and lists the name of the Hopkins alumni. With out that information there is no way for us to confirm records.

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Is it too late for mid-year grades to be considered for regular admission candidates if they are being sent over now?

Mid-year grades and reports are a required element of one's application. If your school counselor has not submitted your mid-year report and senior grades they need to do this immediately.

11mcclar

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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2010, 10:26 PM »
Hi,

I was filling out the supplement for the common application the other day and came upon the relatives section. I actually have two relatives that went to Johns Hopkins (one that earned BA, MD, and PhD and one just BA). Should I just put the relative who got the 3 degrees and somehow squish them all in there?

Thank you  :D

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« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2010, 03:05 PM »
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I was filling out the supplement for the common application the other day and came upon the relatives section. I actually have two relatives that went to Johns Hopkins (one that earned BA, MD, and PhD and one just BA). Should I just put the relative who got the 3 degrees and somehow squish them all in there?

Thank you  :D
To start when we ask the "legacy" question on the Common Application supplement we want students to only list direct relatives: parents, grandparents,and siblings only. If you have multiple direct relatives you need to list and you cannot list the information on the supplement you should use the additional information section of your application.
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