I recently got accepted to an Ivy that my twin was wait listed to. It is his dream school. If I contacted the school, might it be possible for them to give him my spot? Since this situation is so rare, and since he would definitely attend if accepted.
What should I say/how should I ask this? Would this be possible/likely to work? What should he do in general to increase his chances of getting off the waitlist?
Any advice or help is greatly appreciated 
How is your situation rare? I mean it’s cool that you’re twins but your twin is no different than any other waitlist applicant. Maybe you don’t understand how a waitlist works but theres a good chance the school won’t even use the waitlist and if they do they will choose who they want from a fairly large pool of wait listed applicants. I get how it would be tough to be twins with different results from the same school. He should definitely let the school know it’s his dream school and he’ll definitely go if admitted as well as supply any additional info that can help. Most people wait listed at ivies have other great choices through so he should figure out his second choice and plan to go there.
So if I’m understanding this correctly, you were accepted to a school your twin was waitlisted, and you want to give your acceptance to your twin.
No. You are different from your twin, and your twin is no different than all the other applicants who were waitlisted.
It’s nice that you’re willing to do this and all, but I agree with the others. You can try and ask, but I wouldn’t expect any formal consensus.
The last few days the CC posts are getting weird to the point of apparent satire.
I honestly think you shouldn’t ask. It is nice that you want your brother to get in but if you call admissions they would likely just explain that the waitlist doesn’t work like that.
Yeah, it’s not happening.
It’s not like you saying you aren’t going automatically opens up a slot. They budget for that, admitting more than they want to come. So even if you could pass your spot to your twin (which you can’t), there may not be a spot to pass.
I mean, you have nothing to lose if you want to contact admissions (so might as well) but they knowingly admitted you over him and if it was close he would have gotten an acceptance too so they probably won’t do much about it.
Have your twin matriculate as you in the fall. No wait. That sounds like the plot to a bad Disney teen movie…
You and your twin are different people. There is no way that he can replace your spot, i mean if i get accepted to Harvard and one of my random friends got rejected but really wants to go, Harvard wouldn’t change their opinion of them.
For your twin to improve his odds of getting in, he should keep his grades high and maybe get more involved in extra-curriculars
Although you mean well, it just makes it look like you aren’t interested and you are the one with the admit. They know that a certain amount of students won’t accept and that doesn’t open a place on the list unless it exceeds the amount anticipated. And students don’t get to pick who they take from the list, sibling or friend, they use the admissions committee for that. Have the sibling write a letter.
No. Not doable. Kinda ridiculous, in fact.
I can appreciate your brotherly concern. It’s touching, but like everyone else said, it’s not happening.
No. It doesn’t work that way.
Nice thought but it doesn’t work that way. The spot is not yours to hand over.
I still say, nothing to lose. At worst, they say they can’t do anything but who knows - it might bring your sibling more attention in the most ideal scenario.
Schools usually try to admit twins as a pair. If your sibling was waitlisted it was probably because you were admitted and they tried to give your twin special consideration. If you call and say you are not going, I think your twin is less likely to get in off the waitlist. If you are going they would have more incentive to admit him off the waitlist.