<p>Do you think OSU gives any consideration to legacy? In our case, specifically, that dd is a successful soph (Medalist/Maximus scholarship winner, Dean’s list 2/3 quarters frosh year, honors student). DS stats are lower, both test scores and grades, although from very competitive hs, and EC’s pretty similar, time-wise and content/leadership. We pay our meager bills on time. Don’t remember app asking anything specifically about siblings currently attending but ds did mention in his “OSU take me” essay that his sister was a student.</p>
<p>Someone asked this question at a presentation we attended with our child and the answer was an adamant “no” (and the alumnus mother was angry!). They gently pointed out that with such a large school and so many alumni, there would never, ever be spots for students who never had the privilege of a legacy connection.</p>
<p>That said, it sounds like your son does well on his own merit for consideration. Only a tiny percentage are Maximus students so can’t really compare between those students and the “average” admitted student. The "legacy’ students I work with who were not admitted really did not come close to the stat requirements.</p>
<p>They do not care about legacy. Everyone in Ohio is a legacy.</p>
<p>I realized the overall legacy issue as normally defined was not in place, and doesn’t apply to us anyway. I wondered if knowing one successful student from family would possibly boost sibling chance…doubt there’s any economy as in gradeschool/highschool in terms of savings to the school…just that family knows university, what it takes to succeed there, and they can have some more of our money since dd is free tuition. dd worked Maximus and other admission events last spring so got to know Dr Freeman with FYE…asked if she should mention brother was applying and I told her it couldn’t hurt.</p>
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<p>No. They do not care. Not in the slightest. Your daughter will get in on her own merit.</p>
<p>I understand your question. However, sibling status does not apply just as with legacy status. I have a student this year whose parent works for the OSU system and whose sister is a current, very successful OSU student. My student was not admitted. She simply did not meet the admission standards, although she is a well-rounded, involved young lady at school and within the community. As with other students, she was told to attend a regional campus and then transfer (although you do have to do decent work at regional campus, also, not “lazy” work just as a backdoor way to main campus).</p>
<p>If you are comparing the one child to the “Maximus child” as far as admission, that really isn’t a consideration. Your child will be looked at individually, which is only fair. Good luck to him!</p>