<p>My first S was accepted at Stanford and will start classes next month. Now my second S has expressed interest in Stanford. Will the fact that S1 got in help S2??? Just wondering… They have extremely similar stats. Both were ranked 2nd in class, 34 ACT, NHS Pres, community service about the same, other EC were the same, the same number of APs with the same scores. Only difference is that S1 was in band 6 years and S2 in Golf and Track for 6 years. Neither was exceptional but both did well in each activity. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have a similar experience?</p>
<p>Anytime you have a relative attend, it helps a bit. The stronger the connection to the university, the better.</p>
<p>No way to possibly know. They might also think since they have one sibling that there is no need to take the other if they are that similar. They are looking for unique students. I know twins where one was accepted and the other was not.</p>
<p>Agreed, there’s no way to know. I know of triplets, only one of whom got into Stanford. Then again, I know of more than one set of twins at Stanford. I also know plenty of students who had older siblings at Stanford (and their parents aren’t alums). But it’s impossible to say whether they had an influence on admissions. The consensus is that it definitely doesn’t qualify as legacy status, but that also doesn’t mean it can’t have an influence.</p>
<p>sibling legacy is minuscule, if any. if your son 2 got in that’s because of him, not his brother.</p>
<p>Did you just clone the first one? Geez. I know I wouldn’t take the second son…I taste bland cake with subpar chocolate icing when I think of it.</p>
<p>Well thanks for the replies… I just hope and trust that he also will get into a great school. As far as cloning him… that’s funny. They are very close and my older son has just inspired his brother to do well. You could call it sibling rivalry but it’s more like older S has been a mentor to younger one… and although they have similar strengths, they are interested in different fields of study.</p>
<p>Francais, the words “bland” and “subpar” bring to mind the sum of your invariably tedious comments. If your comments were even remotely clever they might be entertaining on some level, but they’re just banal sarcasm. Why do you continue posting like this, and in a forum with which you have no affiliation?</p>
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As a younger sibling of a Stanford student, I know what you mean. My GPA went up a ton when I realized what my older sister was doing academically. That motivation probably helped me more in getting to Stanford then the fact that she was already there. </p>
<p>That said, colleges like it when they know someone they might accept will attend. With siblings it could go either way (is the younger sibling’s bond for the older sibling stronger than his desire for his own niche?), so it might be good to drop hints that there is a good relationship there. Certainly don’t drop hints of the opposite!</p>
<p>It can only help. How much depends on the individual case. Part of the college business is building brand loyalty, and admitting multiple members of a family will help that.</p>
<p>Zenkoan, unfortunately I wasn’t trying to be clever in this last post. That’s legit what came to mind when I read her post.</p>