<p>Kids are generally pretty good at deciding what they feel will work for them. I & all of my sibs went to in-state flagship commuter U. Most of them stayed there all 4 years & graduated there. One brother & I transferred. We NEVER ran into our sibs or felt we were in their shadow when we were attending college.</p>
<p>S & D both went to small HS–about 200 students/grade. They never complained either about too much interaction & had their own circle of friends. Neither one blabs to me about anything, so I’m totally in the dark about things unless each kid chooses to share about themselves. Their college has quite a few UG students but again, the continue to have their own friends. They have always been and continue to be very close and have never voice ANY complaints about attending the same U. I rather think they were happy to both be overlapping for 2 years.</p>
<p>I went to the same college as my brother, two years older than I. When we were kids we hung around each other a lot, and I “tagged along” with him and his friends often. I chose the same college because it had a great program in my field. We actually didn’t see each other all that often while at college. We did ride home together on occasional weekend visits, but we rarely socialized together in college. My folks liked it, as it gave them the impression that big brother would look after little sister…yeah, right. There really wasn’t a down side for us at all. I don’t really understand why there would be a down side. If the college suits both siblings, why not?</p>
<p>Two of my siblings and I attended the same university years ago. It was quite large, so we could each have our own lives, but also get together occasionally if we wanted. None of us ever even thought twice about all going to the same school.</p>
<p>Now, two of my daughters attend the same small school (less than 3000) and are even in the same major. No negatives as far as I know. They get together for lunch/dinner once a week or so and seem to enjoy having that opportunity. Even better, I get a sibling discount on tuition.</p>
<p>Two of my sons applied to several of the same schools; they are two years apart. At the undergrad level, younger really liked his older brother’s school, but fell in love with another school, applied ED, and it never became an issue.</p>
<p>Fast forward a couple of years…the older one applied to a lot of graduate programs, annd his favorite/and best ranked is school where younger brother attends. The two of them are now on campus together…and decided to live together. </p>
<p>It’s working really well. H and I never even had a chance of suggesting the arrangement…it was the boys’ idea. We were not going to suggest it because we felt they would each want their own sphere of privacy.</p>
<p>They are best friends as well as apartment mates…we are pleased, and well…we are shocked.</p>
<p>D just returned from college visit with big brother leading the private tour and they had a great time together. Her enthusiasm was undampered by the pouring rain and it’s still her #1 choice. S showed her all the “cool” places only students know about and even took her to lunch at his favorite off campus dive. Very different personalities but both looking forward to possibly being on same campus. Huge state U but they may have lots of interaction as D looking at same major and student govt activities that S does.
Never would have thought this could happen 2 years ago!</p>
<p>My sons went to the same elementary, middle, and high school (all relatively small schools). S1 would apply and get accepted, then within the next couple of years S2 would apply and get accepted. Now S2 applied to the same college as S1 (along with ten other schools). I wonder if it’s at the top of his list because this is where S1 goes to, and it is familiar. It is a phenomenal school, but I want him to go to the best school he gets into that is right for HIM. They have always gotten along really well, though they haven’t spent that much time together in later years. I love it that they could be near each other, but I just don’t know if that’s the best reason to choose a school.</p>
<p>Of course, it’s a reach school, so I don’t know that he’ll even have that choice.</p>
<p>*One drawback we experienced…move in day was a bear!! *</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Certainly not more of a bear than if they were at DIFFERENT schools which had the SAME move in day…and that happens a lot.</p>
<p>My kids went to the same undergrad and it was a blessing. Move in days weren’t bad…dad helped with one, mom helped with the other…switched about half-way. </p>
<p>It was great that they had the same days off, could share a car at one point, could travel together for breaks, etc. One could help the other out when needed. </p>