I’d appreciate any information on twins’ admission process, twin policies or twin-friendly colleges.
Not my experience but a family I know - twins applied to all the same schools with the same exact results (they also had the same stats). I assume this is not the case for all and probably not most.
My close friend’s twins just completed the application process. There was nothing special about them being twins - they applied as individual applicants. Their stats and ECs were similar but not the same. Results varied a bit at the schools they both applied to (for example, twin 1 got accepted at his top choice school in his desired major, twin 2 was offered spring admission). But there were also some schools that one twin applied to and the other didn’t.
I’m not sure what you mean by this, especially “twin-friendly”.
Tagging @Twoin18 who I believe also has twins.
1 Like
This is helpful, thank you. Some colleges are supposedly open to admin the second twin with lower stats (just not sure how much lower) to keep them together. Your data suggests similar info. Do you happen to know their placements / which colleges did they ultimately decide on?
Did they ED anywhere?
They haven’t decided where to commit yet, and it’s possible they may commit to different schools. Neither applied ED.
2 Likes
Just anecdotally, my older kid went to Rice, and it seemed particularly twin/triplet friendly. They really seem to like being able to publish profiles of sibling groups at the schools - ones who chose to live together in the same residential college, ones who attended Rice together but chose to be in different colleges, younger sibs following older sibs to Rice, and so on. Whether their fondness for the sibs they admit reflects a more favorable admissions policy, I can’t say for sure, but I’m pretty sure it’s seen as a positive, even if it isn’t weighted heavily.
If you Google “Rice University twins,” a bunch of examples will appear 
So I’d suggest trying the same for other colleges you’re wondering about, and see what pops up.
I also have a friend that is a twin. They both ED to NYU and both go there. She maintains the opinion that she wouldn’t get in without her brother. She applied TO, he submitted a 1500. He was in many clubs and her only EC was an internship. She’s one of my best friends and she is smart and had good grades, but she knew she wasn’t as qualified as him.
Thank you!
Thank you
When my twins applied in 2017-18 there was very little overlap between their lists as one was in polisci/public affairs and the other in ballet. Their stats were essentially identical, both 4.0UW and 8 5s in APs, both NM Commended, one had 1540 SAT the other 35 ACT (both single sitting).
The three schools they had in common were Princeton (where we were told twins tend to either both get admitted or both denied - they were both deferred SCEA then denied) plus UCB and UCLA (where it doesn’t seem to make a difference but both were admitted to each).
1 Like
Thank you
one of my teachers had twins who agreed not to ED at the same school and felt that worked well for their family. this year there are twins at my school–one who got in REA at harvard and one who was denied. i would hate to be the latter twin
Agree, thank you.
1 Like
UChicago give sibling preferences. I have a twin who got in ED1 this year. Her sister applied RD and got in. The RD admit rate is 1% so having a sibling already in helped. Ultimately, the second twin decided on another school. I think my twins will benefit from going to different schools.
That’s great to know, thank you. Would you mind if I reach out to you directly? Lots of questions
1 Like
Sure.