<p>How much does having a sibling at Penn affect an applicant's chances? Is it the same as a legacy? Should he apply ED?</p>
<p>Dont think it counts for much. Definitely not a legacy.</p>
<p>What if your sibling goes to the grad school at Penn on a full ride as an MD/ PhD? Also, he graduated summa from Harvard- will the prestige of his accomplishments somehow benefit me (even in the slightest way)?</p>
<p>unless your brother’s achievements made him rich and he is willing to “negotiate your admission”, no, not a chance.</p>
<p>I would have thought having a sibling already at Penn would help him a lot. Almost as much as having a legacy</p>
<p>Nope, not even close as I understand the system.</p>
<p>open house for class of '13 had some adcom congratulate a kid who is the 6th kid in family to be admitted to penn. I’m sure they would have taken the kid with a 1200/2400 just to be able to say that.</p>
<p>Sibling legacy is HUGE at Penn (and at a lot of other Ivies, too). Check The DP- I know I read an article about it. Plus, lots of my friends have older/younger siblings at Penn. As long as your sibling applies ED, it counts a lot, at least at the undergraduate level.</p>