Sister went to WFU as undergrad, could this help my chances for the med school?

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<p>My sister graduated summa cum laude from wake forest a few years ago as an undergraduate with a degree in a language and a minor in something health-related (I can't remember exactly what though!). She was also there on a full scholarship, out-of-state. I was wondering if, in a few years, could this possibly improve my chances of being admitted to the medical school, since I'm sort of a legacy? Thanks!</p>

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<p>From my understanding, no.</p>

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<p>As I recall (from my medical school applications a couple of years ago) Wake’s medical school secondary application only asked for family members who have gotten a graduate/professional degree from Wake. So I think you’re considered legacy if you have a family member who got a graduate degree from Wake or, obviously, if you yourself got your undergraduate degree from Wake. Although I actually don’t think that Wake SOM even counts your having gone to Wake undergrad all that much in your favor in medical school admissions. Some schools give their own students a leg up in admissions to medical school and others don’t. And by and large, for medical schools there’s not really ever much advantage given for having family members who went there.</p>

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<p>From what I’ve heard Wake’s med school doesn’t even care if YOU went to Wake undergrad. So no.</p>

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<p>hmmmm… what if my brother goes to Wake undergrad, and I apply to Wake undergrad. Will that help me at all?</p>

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<p>Depends… some places just want to know if parents went … others extend it to brothers and such… im not sure of wake’s exact policy but email them and find out.</p>

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They do give you preference in terms of grades. I know some kids who got into Wake Medical school with less than stellar GPA’s.</p>

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<p>I’ve seen lots of success with siblings also coming to Wake - so I think your brother being a Deac helps.</p>

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<p>If you’re applying to undergrad and you have a sibling they would consider you as a legacy. I’m not sure how much it’ll help in the admissions process, but it is taken into account. That said, there are a lot of sibling sets at Wake.</p>