<p>Just out of curiosity, how much does a sibling legacy help in admissions, at least relative to a parental legacy?</p>
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<p>A sibling is not considered a legacy, so it does not give an applicant the same advantage in the admissions process that a parental legacy does. However, because an applicant might have visited his/her sibling and be able to convey enthusiasm and interest in Princeton in admissions essays, it will probably help a little.</p>
<p>Agreed. While P. puts a huge weight on parental legacy, siblings are of marginal impact (but can’t hurt).</p>
<p>The only people I know with siblings at Princeton did get in, but one of them got into Yale REA (she only applied to Yale, Princeton, and Harvard) and the other got into Yale, Harvard, MIT, etc. (basically everywhere elite except Stanford), so there’s a decent chance that they would have gotten regardless of their siblings.</p>
<p>How about uncle/aunt legacies?</p>
<p>I actually disagree-- I think it helps a decent amount. Princeton really likes to create an alumni family, and a good way to do that is by admitting families. A lot of people that I knew had siblings who also went to princeton (including myself!). That’s not to say that the siblings weren’t totally qualified, but since HYP admissions is such a crapshoot, i think it boosts your odds by a decent amount.</p>
<p>I don’t think it counts for much. My brother is at Princeton and they still rejected me. I got into Brown and Duke, so it wasn’t like I was under-qualified.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys!</p>