<p>So...last year my sister got into Cornell from Canada.
My stats are not as good as hers but do I get an advantage since my sister is attending Cornell now?</p>
<p>of course you do.</p>
<p>Actually, I think you don't. The Cornell supplement to the Common Application only asks about parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents who attended Cornell. It doesn't ask about siblings.</p>
<p>no please ED to vandy :P</p>
<p>Then I stand corrected. There are ways to address this, though. You can mention a sibling at Cornell in your Cornell essay, or you can mention it with your alumni contact, who will probably relay the info back to the adcoms.</p>
<p>Cornell likes "Cornell families" and the admissions committee will incorporate this feature of you into their holistic appraisal of your application.</p>
<p>Isn't there a section on some part of the application that asks to list siblings? I don't know if it asks where they go to school or not though.</p>
<p>Actually I just found D's application. It does ask where they "attended" college and dates. Maybe that info could be listed there.</p>
<p>Common App does ask for which universities my siblings are attending or have graduated from.</p>
<p>But, how big of an advantage will I receive?</p>
<p>edit: If my sister is considered as a legacy, will they look at what she is getting in her classes? Apparently shes doing horrible right now.</p>
<p>A legacy only applies to parents so a sibling will probably have minimal effect if any.</p>
<p>A "legacy" is something that is handed down from an ancestor. You (the subject) could be a legacy, but not through your sister; only through parents, grandparents, etc. (although some schools count uncles and aunts). Your sister, as CayugaRed says, is part of the Cornell family. I wouldn't doubt that it has some benefits to admission.</p>