So every school I’m applying to is asking whether there is a sibling applying. Does this matter? Especially if we’re applying to the same grade? (Different gender)
I cant do anything about this whether it matters or it doesnt but just wanted to know.
Schools often don’t want to break up siblings, so they may admit both or reject both.
Ohh… I knew kids who applied and got in but their younger sibling applied the year / two years after and got rejected. But we’re both applying this year and both in the same grade so you’re probably right.
Yes it matters. We had a situation where both of our kids applied to the same selective da school. One was accepted, and the other was not. We received a phone call from the admissions officer the next day that they could potentially work something out if we really wanted both to attend.
I wish being siblings boosted chance of both accepted lol.
That’s different. I was speaking about kids (often twins) applying the same cycle.
Younger siblings applying later have little further reassurance
I know. My original post was talking about twins too.
That seems a bit lame. Why would both apply if they didn’t both want to go? Why wouldn’t they accept both to avoid this awkward encounter? Why would anyone want to go to a school they were rejected from then gain acceptance from as a token pawn? “We didn’t want you but I guess you can tag along if your sibling really loves us!”
Yeh, I’d wouldn’t have to think long at all about not sending either of my kids there after that. Someone dropped the ball!
@twinsmama had twins at Mercersburg. They were not admitted the same year, iirc. Only one got in for 9th and the second joined them a year later.
I think in generally that most schools would prefer to take both but I also think that often, the school is not a great fit for one of them.
We had the same experience. One twin was accepted, the other waitlisted (basically a rejection). The waitlisted twin was ambivalent about going and it showed during her interview. She applied the next year for 10th grade, was much more positive and focused during the interview, and was accepted.
Note that we could have made a big deal about it and really pushed for second admit but decided not to. It was better for her to go to LPS and then be much more motivated to reapply.
Thats exactly why we declined. Very weird situation indeed.
I believe most schools will give a heads up before acceptances come out if only one was accepted just as a courtesy.
A heads up is one thing but a “we will take #2 if we have to” isn’t the same sort of thing.