how do they compare siblings
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Older Sibling who applied 5 years ago
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Virtually zero. Anywhere between a thousand and 10 million people in this country share the same last name as you. They won't even know you are siblings let alone take the time to go pull up their file. Relation to previous students will only matter at schools where your parents (not siblings) were an alum.
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No, that is not likely to happen. They will review your quality as a student irrespective of your brother's. Just because your brother was a 3 time Olympic gold medalist and notable play-write, you shouldn't expect any benefit. Conversely, if your brother is a drunkard who lied on his application, you shouldn't expect any detrimental action.
Overall, chill - they care about you as an applicant not your familial applicant legacy.
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Lol, are you asking because you want to use your brother’s essays or something? Because, otherwise, why would it matter?
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Why would they look? What effect are you afraid would this have on you?
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They’re not going to waste their time looking at something that is irrelevant to your app.
No just worried about them seeing I have lower gpa and mcat, and being influenced by that
Just that they see I have a lower gpa and mcat and are then kinda influenced by that fact
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We don't
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Not likely to matter.
If your brother goes there and is a really stand-up guy, then you might benefit a tiny bit thanks to a halo effect. If you are better than average for that school and they'd be happy to get you, knowing that you have a family member at the school might give the school hope that you will matriculate, even if you get "better" offers. Those are two situations where it might matter.
If your brother goes there and is a really stand-up guy, then you might benefit a tiny bit thanks to a halo effect. If you are better than average for that school and they'd be happy to get you, knowing that you have a family member at the school might give the school hope that you will matriculate, even if you get "better" offers. Those are two situations where it might matter.
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Don’t worry about this. They’re not your parents, they won’t be comparing you.
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