<p>I know it is not legacy (which applies only to childen and grand children of Penn). My son applied to Penn and his brother graduated from Penn last year. Is that a possible hook?</p>
<p>Thank you for the help.</p>
<p>At Penn they actually do treat you as a legacy if your sibling attended or attends Penn. I’ve met a lot of people whose siblings go here, seems to be pretty common.</p>
<p>Poeme, thank you for your input. Glad to know sibling attendance could help. My older boy applied ED, the younger one is applying RD with a lower ACT score (33 vs. 31). Older one applies to CAS, younger one is applying to Wharton.</p>
<p>I hope he gets in!!</p>
<p>I don’t think Poeme is technically correct, but I think they do like having siblings attend if all else is equal.</p>
<p>Will they notice if a sibling is only listed on the common app section on family?</p>
<p>It may not be officially called legacy, but I have heard that there is a significant advantage for siblings. It does seem like a lot of siblings go here, I can think of at least 5 off the top of my head.</p>
<p>Poeme, I hope you’re right as I have a Freshman son there now and a daughter who is a sophomore in HS and who would love to attend Penn.</p>
<p>If nothing else, I would think a sibling’s essay could talk about how familiar/comfortable they are with Penn in more detail than many other applicants.</p>
<p>I have a friend with a daughter who is currently a sophomore at Wharton. Her brother applied ED - higher GPA and higher SAT’s - he was deferred. They are quite wealthy, so financial aide isn’t necessary for them. Explain that one…both are great students and wonderful people. Lots of the usual leadership, EC’s.</p>
<p>Because he is a boy and competition becomes fiercer over the years.</p>
<p>And there are other factors that come into play.</p>
<p>@ Swimmer: not only that, but ivies are not looking for only that stuff. they’re also looking for passion/dedication, that must be reflected in his writing. maybe his writing lacked it? but in the end, the world may never know :P</p>
<p>Admissions Dean, Oct 2009: *…having a sibling at Penn does not carry the same weight as a parent or grandparent; however, my answer to multiple siblings is similar to my overall thoughts on legacy admissions. Providing legacy (or sibling) information is not enough. Articulating your knowledge from being around the Penn community and on why Penn connects with your interests can help distinguish your candidacy. </p>
<p>Conversations with your sibling(s) about faculty and peer interactions and observing their interactions across campus can provide valuable insight into the community. I believe this applies to most schools you are considering in the college search process. *</p>
<p>Ok. But, some colleges will pick up on it and regard it favorably, no matter what the official policy states. But, #2 still has to be a viable candidate. A good place to note the sibling connection is in the Why Penn? or similar short answers, as above, reflecting how the connection added to the applicant’s certainty this is the school for him/her.</p>
<p>[Siblings</a> get a boost in Penn admissions | The Daily Pennsylvanian](<a href=“http://thedp.com/article/siblings-get-boost-penn-admissions]Siblings”>http://thedp.com/article/siblings-get-boost-penn-admissions)</p>
<p>Any new thoughts on siblings?</p>
<p>As a recent Penn grad, I guarantee you that it is an advantage. Penn values legacy more than most schools, and I can think of dozens of dozens of examples of sibling pairs at Penn. Though, often it’s because their parent is a big time donor or they come from a long family of legacies or both. So it’s kind of hard to tell, but I do know for sure that there are a disgusting highly number of sibling pairs at Penn.</p>
<p>I actually think I know of more sibling pairs at Penn than I do legacies (usually through parents). I don’t necessarily think it’s a good thing. It kind of encourages the younger sibling to ride off of the success of their elder brother or sister.</p>
<p>I’ll add to another sibling pair. My younger one was in CAS and the following year the older one started in the Law school.</p>
<p>It was kind of an unusual order for them because obviously younger one followed in the footsteps of the older one all through school. Now the tables were turned. That being said, they have very little influence or interaction as their schedules and classes are so different. If they don’t make a serious effort to see each other, they would never know the other was there.</p>
<p>what about a sibling that attend grad school there?</p>
<p>It would be interesting to know if the sibling pairs were children of legacies, this might be the reason both kids got in rather than the sibling advantage.</p>
<p>Poeme maybe you can help shed some light on that. Or anyone else?</p>
<p>In my kids case, no not legacies. Both just regular public school kids with no ties at all to the school.</p>