Sister/brother

[ranark]

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My brother and I are applying to the same schools, I am a year older but I switched majors and lost my credits...Our 19AA,19 TS are the same but we both scored low on the PAT,16 (me)and 14(him).

My gpa is higher (3.9) but he (3.15) has more extracurriculars ( he is on the crosscountry team, has over 150 hours of volunteer work, in all the clubs at school holding positions in some).

Do you think that schools will notice that there is a sibling pair applying or because of the high volume will it be overlooked? Also, do you think that schools might feel bad for one and want to accept us both.. or would they think.. one is better than none.. or not accept either so that the other wont feel bad.. (or am i just analyzing this too much and they probably dont care one way or the other 🙂 )

What are our chances? Thanks

 

[sinned]

Probably overlooked since there are alot of the same last names...unless the person who folds the mails notices the same address...

 

[Biogirl361]

i would have said it either gets overlooked or schools would still judge each sibling based on merit and not factor the sibling thing into it. however, if drat was told that there was a twin policy in effect, i believe him (her?).

 

[Derock]

I know of two brothers, different ages that applied to the same dental school in the same year and only one was accepted. The brother accepted had better scores. The other brother ended up getting accepted to another less competitive dental school the following year. In my opinion, the dental school looks at each individual and overlooks things such as relationship to another applicant.

 

[Comet208]

I have twin cousins who both applied to UCLA med school in the same year. One got accepted very soon, the other one was waitlisted and was admitted during the first week of classes. Apparently, the school looked at them as separate cases. My hope is that every dental school is the same way.

BTW: I had never heard of that twin policy, but it sounds very stupid.

 

[Supernumerary]

There are two sisters in the class ahead of me and two brothers in my class. I have always ThOUGht ThAT WaS a straNge cOIncIdenCE. ( PLEASe forgive my typIng; I THINK my kids spilled sOmetHing IN the sHift key On my keYboard. ...BUT wHAT CAN YoU do? SORRY. )

 

[Dentist 2 be]

Yes, I learned about this policy after my school's newspaper asked to do a story on us. My sister and I applied to 8 schools. Both accept to the same 6, both waistlisted at the same school, and both rejected at the same school. (Aside: On Northwestern's application, they specifically ask if you have a twin brother/sister. I still remember that because I thought it was a bizaree question!)

Back to dental school: now that I think about it, I do think it's a different ballgame when it comes to graduate level schooling. Gotta earn your spot -- no more riding on your sibling's coattails! 🙂

DRAT: I'm sorry i dont know if i already asked you this, but where in New York do you live?

 

[J2AZ]

A dentist I know had great scores out of college but his older brother's scores were not so hot. He got accepted to a school that really wanted him and he told them flat out that he was only going to go if his brother was also admitted. The school took them both. They graduated 1-2. One is now in ortho the other in endo. I don't recommend giving schools an ultimatum but you may mention that you are looking for a situation in which you can study alongside your brother.