Sisters given any preference?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I'm brand new to this prep section so please forgive me if this question has been answered a million times. Are siblings of current prep school students given any priority at the same school?</p>

<p>My 9th daughter is applying now for tenth grade next year (SSAT 93%, SAT essay "12" at age 13, PSAT 180, Stanford EPGY classes all "A"s, Johns Hopkins CTY with Distinction, National Home-School Honor Society, second year German Oklahoma State Univ., currently getting an "A" in AP US history).</p>

<p>If she gets admitted to the schools of her choice, her 12 year old sister would like to join her in a year and a half (1900 SAT - SSAT not taken yet, Johns Hopkins CTY "State Award" two years in a row, blazing fast sprinter).</p>

<p>Would my younger daughter get any points for having a sister already in the school?</p>

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<p>Yes, that's considered a legacy.</p>

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<p>does it help if your moms best friend/cousin has 2 children who attended the school your applying to? maybe a little? no?</p>

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<p>In general, independent schools give preference to siblings.<br>
h-o-p-e-f-u-l -- I have no idea. If your mom's best friends knows anyone in Admissions, she should put in a good word for you. Did she submit a letter recommending you? If it's a great recommendation, it couldn't hurt.</p>

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<p>well actually i'll wait and see what I got on my ssat re-take before any recommending is done. lol. thanks anyway</p>

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<p>lol. having your mother's friend's kid go to a school does not help in admissions. why should you have any sort of advantage because your mother happens to know someone who sent a kid to some school? that doesn't make any sense.</p>

<p>i think that that's very machiavellian.</p>

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<p>were also semi-related (second cousins,i think)-oh well</p>