any success stories with younger sibling admission?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - kid is a hard hitting, yet somewhat undersized, safety. Have spoken to both coaching staffs and there is some level of interest, want to see how senior season plays out. They both said they can provide support but does not mean guarantee

so since I answered the doubters, let’s pretend the sport doesn’t exist - and let me rephrase question “does vandy/mich offer a sibling admission boost”

queue up sports comment lol

Why should it? That would be completely BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sending first one to U of M this week.

They do ask the question.

My guess is it has some mild relevance to yield likelihood/waitlist management but you would likely find it nearly impossible to prove this even if you had perfect knowledge to scrutinize the app processing.

You should ask your kid to leverage sibling connections and campus visit experiences so they can be referenced in the "Why Michigan" essay. How about referencing contacts with existing students, maybe sitting in on a class, etc. The point is to convey "why" at a deep level. Raw legacy is not differentiating.

Don't give up on the wait list either. We know someone in-state who got into Engineering in mid-May.

Legacy doesn’t matter for admissions to Michigan. My DCs are legacies at Michigan. They ask about family connections to Michigan in the app because they send a different communication to you throughout the process (for example, the acceptance, rejection or waitlist letter has a sentence or two which acknowledges your family’s connection or legacy at the school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sending first one to U of M this week.

They do ask the question.

My guess is it has some mild relevance to yield likelihood/waitlist management but you would likely find it nearly impossible to prove this even if you had perfect knowledge to scrutinize the app processing.

You should ask your kid to leverage sibling connections and campus visit experiences so they can be referenced in the "Why Michigan" essay. How about referencing contacts with existing students, maybe sitting in on a class, etc. The point is to convey "why" at a deep level. Raw legacy is not differentiating.

Don't give up on the wait list either. We know someone in-state who got into Engineering in mid-May.

Legacy doesn’t matter for admissions to Michigan. My DCs are legacies at Michigan. They ask about family connections to Michigan in the app because they send a different communication to you throughout the process (for example, the acceptance, rejection or waitlist letter has a sentence or two which acknowledges your family’s connection or legacy at the school).

PP. Good explanation. Thanks. Our kid got in. Is a parental legacy. We noted the sibling block with curiosity but also understand that the official policy is it doesn't matter. So that's what they use it for. We are still wondering about the waitlist from another legacy school that only uses legacy in ED - was it more of a courtesy wait list?

I do continue to believe that there are some subtle points of leverage in "Why X" type essays where you can transform one type of personal attribute (legacy status) into another (likely to yield). Through persuasive communication and a set of proof points. Not purely by having a check in a box on the form. (E.g....I learned this about School X while staying in my sister's dorm...)

[Anonymous]

Cornell gives preference to “current” sibling legacy. I thought northwestern did also.

Maybe other schools do as well. Ask the regional AO?