<p>Hi, I am an ED applicant who has a brother in his 2nd year at penn undergrad. Is that considered legacy and is it as strong as having a parent or grandparent alum?</p>
<p>No. Parents and grandparents are what counts.</p>
<p>From what I have read it will count.</p>
<p>I disagree with the previous poster. Siblings are STRONG legacies.</p>
<p>...assuming the parent/grandparent did not endow a library, building, chair, etc...</p>
<p>"every day" contributions are fairly invisible.</p>
<p>the strength of a legacy is that it is proof of strong feelings for the school, illustrate a familial intelligence, and the candidate is less a "risk."</p>
<p>if your sibling is doing poorly, s/he is not necessarily a positive... but if s/he is doing well, why wouldn't you???</p>
<p>I'm not sure but I think he is doing fairly well, definetly not amazing. I guess I will just wait and see.</p>
<p>Penn officially states that only children and grandchildren of alumni are legacies. Siblings are NOT considered legacies.</p>
<p>That's very surprising, that siblings aren't "legacies." My eldest daughter goes to Wash U and she says that she hasn't heard of many/any siblings who applied and did not get in. But Wash U is very much about wanting to have a student body who loves Wash U, and the fact that a family member already attends is a sign that the person who applied is serious. Also, I must admit, though I graduated from Northwestern, I have found myself falling in love with Wash U too. People who experience it, love it.</p>
<p>I wonder if Penn has as many happy students (and parents?)</p>
<p>I haven't heard any other colleges that consider siblings as legacies. They could conceivably consider it a tipping point, especially if they think it would increase their yield numbers.</p>
<p>That said, my S who graduated from Penn 2 years ago is happy that he received a Penn(Wharton) education. But if asked if he was happy while attending, well, then it would depend on the time and day he was asked. That's just his personality. I sense that he had many friends who would probably say they were happy students at Penn.</p>
<p>Even if Penn doesn't formally consider siblings to be legacies, it could probably help a bit.</p>