<p>I have been accepted into Penn and I have a brother coming just after me. Will I be considered "legacy" if he applies two years down the road? Will his chances of admission be higher? Does this only work if he applies "early"? He's a great student and I think he will not need this but I'm just wondering.</p>
<p>You won’t be considered a legacy. His chances of admission will increase, but who knows what the magnitude will be. Legacies are only considered ED, yes.</p>
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[Penn</a> Alumni: Alumni Council on Admissions](<a href=“http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html]Penn”>http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/legadm.html)</p>
<p>That said, I think it will still help some. He should apply ED if he wants to get an advantage.</p>
<p>ED rate: 29.3%
ED legacy rate: 41.7%</p>
<p>Overall rate: 16.4%
Overall legacy rate: 33.9%</p>
<p>Yes. Tell him to apply ED and if he isnt too shabby he will get in for sure.</p>
<p>My interviewer told me that he, his older bro, and younger bro all went to Penn. Their parents/grandparents didn’t. So I guess it does help somewhat.</p>
<p>There is a place on the application for siblings. So it must have some degree of significance.</p>
<p>What about cousins? lol, I have a cousin who just graduated. Is there anywhere on the app I could put that?</p>
<p>cousins dont count. only direct family according to penn’s site. but it doesnt hurt to list it. i listed uncles when applying ED and i would have to guess it helped me a bit.</p>
<p>Is there an additional info box where I could just mention it?</p>
<p>the numbers for legacies sure look appealing…but remember, parents/family members who are smart usually have smart children/family as well. It’s common sense.</p>
<p>yes, there is a place on the app to list grandparents and siblings. and obviously there are check boxes for each parent.</p>
<p>simple answer: technically NO, but at Penn YES (my regional director HERSELF told me that). But for u to recieve ANY preferential treatment in admissions u MUST apply ED. hope that helps :P</p>
<p>O…btw, my comment was posted to answer the ORIGINAL question. but as for cousins…i have no idea but i would definitely give it a shot at Penn. Especially if u guys have the same last name and if ur cousin was pretty involved in the university. good luck!</p>
<p>yes it helps, but not as much as a “true legacy” such as parents/grandparents
if he was pretty similar to the way you are in terms of gpa and scores and ex-curriculars, i am positive that he will get in</p>
<p>ED (early decision) will DEFINATELY help your brother
if you read the penn alumni website, they even imply that
“Children and grandchildren of alumni also receive some preference under this plan in accordance with standard University policy. This is because an Early Decision application reflects the student’s heightened personal commitment to Penn independent of any family influence. Legacies are encouraged to apply Early Decision if Penn is their first choice institution. While legacies are admitted at a slightly higher rate, it is important to note that in the last several years almost two-thirds of legacy applicants were not admitted to Penn.”</p>
<p>dude it helps alot… i know several cases…</p>
<p>I hope so.</p>
<p>I mentioned my cousin went there in my Why Penn essay. I said we have similar interests and I respect him a lot, and I got accepted</p>
<p>If my brother attended the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, would my chances of getting into Penn increase?</p>