<p>Does having a brother at Yale help my chances of getting in or does it mean nothing at all?</p>
<p>no.. a legacy is your mom, dad or grandparents</p>
<p>oh sorry, I'm not asking what a legacy means. I simply wanted to know if siblings gives any kind of boost or second look to a candidate. Thanks!</p>
<p>even though many deny it, i actually think it might help some. there are many (more than I expected) students here who have had siblings go to Yale. around (possibly more) 10 percent of my residential college's freshmen are siblings of current Yalies or Yale alumni.</p>
<p>great, thanks so much. thats all i wanted to know</p>
<p>yes there are a lot of brothers/sisters here at Yale.</p>
<p>Having a sibling does help a bit.</p>
<p>it does help. why? because Yale asks if you have any **relatives<a href="not%20just%20mom%20and/or%20dad">/B</a> on the application
but I would agree with others that the bonus is so marginal you shouldn't even be thinking about it
it's not like having a sibling at Yale will make the difference between admission or rejection..</p>