<p>Hey fellow stanford applicants.</p>
<p>Just wanted some opinions on this.</p>
<p>Is a sibling attending Stanford Grad School considered legacy? It was listed on the common APP</p>
<p>Yes it is considered legacy, but of a different brand than having a parent who has attended. Still helpful! :)</p>
<p>No, siblings are not considered legacies. Legacies are of a different generation - parent, grandparent…
Legacies are children of alumni</p>
<p>Well I’m not entirely sure of whether it is a part of the term legacy, but having a sibling that goes there is beneficial, if that’s what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>It does not affect the “reading” process. Does add a perk like being student body president</p>
<p>Princess’Dad, on the sibling issue, I’m concerned that having a sibling (undergraduate) may actually impact REA decision negatively. Older student is thriving at Stanford and younger applicant sibling has equal to better academic qualifications and different but comparable ec’s. But beyond the question of whether or not the applicant has what Stanford needs for this year’s class, I am increasingly concerned that financial aid will impact the decision. We receive some need based aid for the current student and are not sure the school will feel able to extend aid to both students. We currently pay approximately 80% of costs for the current student. I’ve read much ado about schools only taking athletes, URM’s, legacies, and those who can pay full costs in the REA round. Do you think this holds true?</p>
<p>if stanford wants your child they will give them the aid they need-simple</p>
<p>Tspwt5 - Assuming that your child is a domestic applicant, Stanford is need-blind to admissions so FA would not affect the decision at all.</p>
<p>@TSWPT </p>
<p>I don’t know your families situation or anything so I don’t know exactly how it affects YOUR situation, but all I know is that Stanford offers among the best financial aid (need based) in the world…pretty much on the level of Harvard Yale Princeton…Check out the financial aid calculator (im sure u are familiar with it) and play with it to see what estimates tell you. I don’t think that the other student being at Stanford will hurt you, but it might (probs will) help your aid for the second student even if you are already paying 80% for the first one… All this is if you are a US citizen/permanent resident/refugee status, etc…</p>
<p>At the very worst, you can call them to ask…</p>
<p>And about the comment about the early round, Im not sure thats true cause like I know alot of people applying REA this year (im one) who don’t have full pay ability and are not athletes, etc…</p>
<p>I think schools want to be need blind, but on page one of the Stanford Supplement to the Common Application you are required to answer “yes” or “no” to the question are you applying for aid. And page one of the common app asks for parents work description. These two questions in addition to the direct question as to whether or not there are current siblings in college (and if so where), give schools a fair amount of financial information right from the beginning.</p>
<p>It may give them a “fair amount of financial information right from the beginning” but that does not mean that they use financial information to make an admissions decision. Having worked in admissions at a need-blind institution, I can attest to the fact that whether someone checked the box about applying for FA or not, that this had NO bearing on the admissions decision.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your experience, cba, and I hope it still holds true. I know Stanford and other schools have the very best intentions and it is hard to believe these schools would invite a wide array of qualified students to apply single/restrictive choice but not actually consider a subgroup. I must also say, though, that as I have studied this I have seen many uber-but finaid-seeking-applicants get deferred and then accepted in the regular round. I know there are many caveats to this also, but there is certainly some anecdotal evidence that has given me pause. I guess I worry the schools themselves may feel forced toward a few such decisions.</p>
<p>Stanford’s admissions are blinded to need (unless you donate a building and yes it has been done)</p>
<p>So while the finances may affect you, it will have no impact on admissions</p>
<p>The “work” question does affect admissions. A kid from a family that never went to college may have an advantage on that of two lawyers.</p>
<p>GW gives sibs 50% off tuition. Unfortunately LSJU does not do that, but they do like sibs. I know quite a few younger kids who got in somewhat based on older sib. </p>
<p>Colleges like sibs as families more likely to donate</p>