<p>Does having a sibling that currently attends Harvard undergraduate increase a person's chances of getting in to Harvard? Just curious.</p>
<p>No. This is different from many schools, which treat younger siblings like legacies.</p>
<p>i'd say yes but not in the same way that parental-legacy status helps. i think the advantage is that it sets you apart from other applicants who may have similar stats, etc.</p>
<p>"i'd say yes"</p>
<p>You can say yes, but at Harvard, the correct answer is no.</p>
<p>There are many siblings at Harvard. Maybe that's a coincidence, I don't' know. There are a lot of only children too.</p>
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i think that we interpret the meaning of "increase a person's chances of getting in to Harvard" differently. you cannot argue the fact that, since a majority of students applying do not have siblings who are attending or have attended, those who do have such connections are in a slight way set apart from similar applicants with similar stats but who don't have such connections.</p>
<p>My dad is an alumni interview and he went to some forum type thing harvard hosted for interviews about the admissions process. He told me that someone asked about how much help legacy status gave, and the admissions officer said it would be like a feather on the scale. then he said someone asked about siblings and the admissions officer said less than a feather.
So if it helps, it only helps slightly.</p>