If sibling attended Penn, is that a hook?

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<p>Good for them parentofpeople :slight_smile:
I have a sophomore at Penn and her brother applying this year, we are posted at an international school abroad, fingers crossed!</p>

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<p>Good luck to him ovrseasmom. Did he apply ED or RD?</p>

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<p>He did apply ED but I’m trying to keep his expectations real and have him focus on his other schools. Ivy admissions are so random.</p>

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<p>Would it be an advantage if your twin is applying to Penn?</p>

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<p>My S was accepted to Penn ED!!! </p>

<p>Any other sibling admits out there this year so far??</p>

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<p>Congratulations to him ovrseasmom! I guess Penn does love families!</p>

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<p>sanatmalhotra read hume15’s post #13 in this thread.</p>

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<p>Overseasmom – congrats to your sibling pair! He will definitely find other siblings there. I was such a pair myself.</p>

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<p>If I attend Wharton as an undergraduate and my older brother applies to the MBA program, will my affiliation have any effect?</p>

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<p>If an older sibling attended the CAS and the younger sibling is applying to Wharton is there any boost? or Is it only for CAS?</p>

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<p>Thank you all, its great to be done early and have S be more relaxed senior year.</p>

<p>To other siblings still applying: I think the main reason siblings have an advantage is that they are able to show a deeper knowledge of the school in their essay, and hence demonstrate a stronger interest. Penn officially denies that siblings count as legacy but they definitely take into account the higher level of commitment demonstrated by such applicants.So be sure to show your specific knowledge of the school in your essays.</p>

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<p>Agreed. For the siblings who are applying – it doesn’t matter if you’re applying to Wharton and your sibling was CAS or a grad program or whatever, I would still list them AND make a point to discuss it in your essay. It doesn’t need to be (and shouldn’t be) over the top, but it’s a good jumping off point to talk about how you became more aware of (or more focused on) Penn’s program when your sibling started going there; or your familiarity with ECs offered there or with the campus etc.</p>

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<p>I didn’t mention my older brother in my essay, but I was totally clued into Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, the campus, and really really wanting to go there.</p>

<p>I agree with that, if your brother who is 10 years older than you graduated Penn, and you have not been on campus, that would not help that much. I do also think it is true even for legacies whose parent went to Penn. If you show that you know and love Penn, you get an extra bump from that.</p>