What is UMich policy on twins?
You get to apply twice, worry about admissions twice and if everything works out to the best, pay twice.
They will be evaluated individually. Financial aid consideration would take into account you have both in college at the same time. What else did you want to know?
Actually wayneandgarth, that is not entirely correct. Twins are usually evaluated side by side when and if possible. There is no “policy” per se, or any quick rule, but if one is admitted, an the other is qualified, the decision on the other is usually not quite as random.
OK - thank you Alexandre for the correction.
Schools like Michigan understand the consequences of admitting only one twin when both are qualified. Using good judgment about human nature they try not to do that.
How could anyone possibly know? I mean…unless your essay is ripe with references to your twin who is also currently applying…why would they even notice in the application process? Here’s an interesting little article about the topic: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/000266/
“How could anyone possibly know? I mean…unless your essay is ripe with references to your twin who is also currently applying…why would they even notice in the application process?”
MaryGJ, the in the “Family” section of the University of Michigan supplement on the Common App, it explicitly asks if the applicant has a sibling applying this year. If the applicant clicks on the “yes” box, it specifically asks whether that sibling is a “sister, brother, step-sister, step-brother, twin or triplet”.
Most universities ask the same question on their supplements.
Depending on your family income and assets, a twin or another family member in college can reduce the tuition you pay.
Alexandre: Thanks. Good to know!
I helped a set of twins from my daughter’s class with their applications this past year. They were roughly equal candidates, but with different strengths. They applied to the same college. One was admitted and one was not.
I also know another set of twins from my older daughter’s year (class of 2016) who applied to two different majors, and one was admitted and one was not. I don’t know them well enough to know the strength of their applications.
If U of M had any kind of policy about admitting twins together, I would be surprised, because we have seen 0/2.
I’ve met someone whose twin went to UMich and she said her sister went to UPenn
ForeverAlone, that is not unusual. I have known several twins that went to separate universities. In many instances, they were admitted to several top universities in common. One such pair got into JHU and Cal. One went to JHU (Biochem major/premed track), the other chose Cal (Chem E major). Another pair got into Michigan ( and CMU. One chose Michigan (Mech E major), the other chose CMU (CS major). Another pair got into Cornell and Michigan. One chose Cornell (Architecture major) while the other chose Michigan (PPE major). Sometimes, the decision is not based on academic, but fit. Twins are not as similar as we would assume. I have seen Michigan/Vanderbilt, Michigan/WUSTL, Michigan/Brown, Michigan/Chicago and Michigan/Dartmouth splits. Those were all cases when both twins got into the same universities.
Of course, in many other instances, each twin got into different universities. That too is not unusual. Like I said, there is no policy. However, universities usually know when twins apply, and they keep that in mind when they are reviewing their individual applications.