<p>3rd sibling: Which college are you applying to? Which were your sibs in? Have any of them graduated? If either of them were known within their college & you are applying to that one, that might make a difference.</p>
<p>Well, the biggest disadvantage from my check-writing-non-New York-resident status is full tuition at he contract colleges!</p>
<p>Iām still in high school, but applying next year. My sister is an undergraduate at Cornell now. I went to a information session while moving her in, and someone there asked about how siblings get treated with regard to admissions. The admissions officer said that they will actually look at your siblings profile to see how their grades are, and how involved they are with student life. He also mentioned, though I really doubt they do this, that they will look at your siblingās high school record and compare it to yours in order to get a true sense of how and what you will do at Cornell.</p>
<p>^^ Iām not sure about thatā¦with over 33,000 applications, I doubt they have the time to look all that up.</p>
<p>^^Yeah, I was a bit surprised too by what they said. Still, of the 39,000 applications they receive, Iām sure most arenāt siblings, plus I bet they first see if they may be interested in accepting you, and that eliminates a few more siblings. Still, I think there is some advantage to being a sibling. Also, if your family is more tied to the school, it is more likely you will donate to the school later on, and possibly become a very active alum.</p>
<p>The problem with what youāre saying is that there is no place on the application to indicate if you have a sibling. Previously, you could type in the legacyās name & relationship and could write in sibling, even though thatās not what they were interested in. Now, you type in a name & thereās a pull down menu with either parent or grandparent. No way to indicate sibling.
Thereās no way they look at the 39,000 (according to your figs) apps to see who has a sibling & then investigate their activity at Cornell and their HS stats. </p>
<p>Sorry, but siblings now matter less than they did before.</p>
<p>thanks to all for your feedback. </p>
<p>mom of two teens: the common app on page two asks for names of siblings and where they went/are going to college. the admit office must see this even if itās not on the legacy page???</p>
<p>3rd sib: Were both your sibs in the same college at Cornell? Are you applying to the same one? Are they known within their college?</p>
<p>I know they ask about sibs on page 2, but some of that is to send mail in the future to them if theyāre in HS. If they were interested in knowing about legacy siblings, they would have asked & would have sibling as a choice. I wish it werenāt so, but sounds to me like unless your sib is well known, it doesnāt matter.</p>
<p>I think having any connection with Cornell is good. You might not be treated the same as a legacy applicant whose dad donates to the school, but youāll definitely have a better shot than another applicant who has no ties with the school. I know siblings who have gone to Cornell with no legacy status.</p>
<p>Both my sibs are doing well (Deanās list), and both are in same school. I donāt know if that makes them āknownā, but if anyone looks them up I think they look good.</p>
<p>more than 1000 readers, only 29 replies - what are the other siblingsā experiences?</p>