Curious, my D has two deceased siblings. On the common app where it asks if you have any sibs it’s tough to NOT put anything. Anyone have any experience with this?
she has no siblings at present.
that’s all that matters to colleges trying to establish how many children from your family will be in college at the same time.
my condolences.
Thank you
You can put them if you want. On a financial aid app, it may be to figure out family size, but on the application to the school, I think it is to get to know the student. If the sibling were part of her life, and you want to portray that, list them.
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I can understand your thinking, but I do not think it’s proper to put that she has siblings on the common app. If she wants to mention the tragic loss of her siblings, then her essays are the appropriate place.
That said, I can understand the OP’s pain in putting zero.