<p>Will my younger daughter have a better chance to be accepted at Claremont McKenna College with an older brother currently attending CMC? She is currently a junior tracking to graduate high school with 4.1 GPA (Weighted) and 3.94 GPA (unweighted), but will not take the ACT until this spring. She has the extracurriculars covered with community service, leadership, and strong athletics. She will also look at the other top liberal arts schools nationwide, but prefers the west over New England. Thanks in advance for your input.</p>
<p>I’m not an adcom, but if she gets a great ACT score, her brother’s enrollment there might not matter at all. She could get accepted based on her own stats.</p>
<p>It can only help her already strong chances.</p>
<p>You might want to post in the specific CMC forum; they may have a better idea how much sibling legacy means.</p>
<p>It sounds to me like she will do very well on her own merits. The athletics might be the thing that makes the difference as they love smart kids with leadership who will add to their sports teams. (This was told to me by a former CMC admissions counselor.) It sounds like your daughter would be a great fit.<br>
Have her look at Pomona, too. She’d still get all of the benefits of the consortium but she’d have her own college and not be following big brother. Applying to both in no way hurts your chances at either. </p>
<p>According to the CDS Alumni Relation is considered. <a href=“http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/ir/CDS_2013-14.pdf”>http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/ir/CDS_2013-14.pdf</a></p>
<p>Thank you, Erin’s Dad. We’re trying to narrow my daughter’s list.</p>
<p>A lot of such schools give a tip to sibling legacy. What weight Claremont puts on it, I don’t know.</p>