<p>Is there anywhere on the Cornell application where you can mention that you have a sibling at Cornell? I only say a section asking for a parent/grandparent, should I just mention it there?</p>
<p>Also how much does having a sibling who attends Cornell increase your chances of getting accepted?</p>
<p>"Also how much does having a sibling who attends Cornell increase your chances of getting accepted?"</p>
<p>Considering the fact that Cornell doesn't even ask for that info...</p>
<p>wait i think it does..it asks somewhere on the common app unless im mistaken</p>
<p>Yeah, it doesn't help much, but it can be a good way to explain you interest in cornell and convince the adcom that you will seriously consider attending if accepted. You can include the sibling in a cover letter for your application by saying something about how "cornell has been a household name for you ever since your sibling started attending" and how "you were enthralled with the beauty and energy of the campus when you visited said sibling and were just as enthralled when you visited again for your own purposes while selecting colleges to apply to." Go ahead; take that sentence verbatim.</p>
<p>Would it help an applicant if two of his/er siblings graduated from one of Cornell's colleges? Hopefully there would be some preferential treatment, but maybe not to the degree if one were a legacy (i.e., one or both of you parents are Cornell alumni).</p>
<p>it might help more, but the point is that unless it's undergraduate parents/grandparents, faculty parents, or really rich, heavily donating relative who writes a letter, it's not much of a boost.</p>
<p>Bottom line is that you're not getting in unless your stats are on par with the rest of the applicant pool, so don't rely on having relatives there unless they happen to have donated a building or something substantial.</p>
<p>very good point. Just being a legacy will not get you in. If you're a qualified applicant and you are a legacy you have a very high chance of acceptance, but if you're a poor student you're not getting in, regardless of how many relatives you have who attend cornell.</p>
<p>As spanks said, the only way a student with poor academics is getting in (other than being a sports star, etc.) is if your parents or a close relative who pushes for your acceptance donated a building or 5 figures a year or something.</p>
<p>I know someone that applied to Cornell last year to Arts and Sciences as an undecided major. He had a 1540 SAT, in the top of his class in a large competitive school, excellent musician. . .his mom AND dad AND all three uncles on his dad's side went to cornell for undergrad. He still didn't get in.</p>
<p>Do not rely on siblings to get you in. Legacy status, even with a parent, does not guarentee you admission even if you ARE a well qualified applicant. To some degree it's a crapshoot.</p>
<p>did he apply ED or RD, because applying RD as a legacy with good stats is oftentimes an indicator that cornell is a "safety school" for you.</p>
<p>RD, yeah that could be it. . . .unfortuately it wasn't his safety school. </p>
<p>He ended up at Tufts, so it all worked out in the end anyway.</p>
<p>iim not depending on it at all. i was just wondering if it has any influence whatsoever</p>
<p>OK, I see. I think parent that went to cornell would help you, but I think a brother would help you little if at all, although I do know several people here that have brothers and sisters also attending cornell, I don't know if that's an indication of anything. Usually if someone is a good applicant, their siblings tend to be pretty good too. . .not in every case, but a typical trend.</p>