<p>Hi, I'm new in this forum. </p>
<p>My sister is attending Penn. Will they take that into account in my application?</p>
<p>As I understand it, no, they won’t. The only advantage that you have over other applicants is that you are familiar with Penn and may be able to create a more enticing application because of that.</p>
<p>That’s understandable, but I’m assuming that since on the common application, there’s a place for you to list where your siblings went to college, there will be a slight advantage for a student who has a sister who has attended the school compared to another student ceteris paribus. </p>
<p>If my sibling attends graduate school at Penn, and Penn is my first choice, would it be advantageous at all for me to list Penn under education information? There’s only one line for this sort of information.</p>