<p>Me and one of my very best friends both extremely want to get into Princeton. We've been friends since 6th grade and have very SIMILAR ECs. Her gpa is alittle higher than mine, my test scores are alittle higher than hers. Both are in the same club, co-founded a club together, same level of leadership etc...</p>
<p>As of now, we are both applying to Princeton. But it scares me to death that we'll cancel each other out or something. AHhh I hate losing sleep over this, its so frustrating.</p>
<p>You won't cancel each other out, although there is a decent chance that one of you will get in and the other won't. I know it is hard, but try to prepare yourselves for that possibility beforehand. I would also add that if one of you is a legacy or URM, the other should probably think of applying elsewhere if there is another school you like almost as much.</p>
<p>I know it is horrible to compete against a friend. Yet, the only thing you can do at this point is make your essays as strong as possible, send in your application early, and hope your friendship is strong enough to endure. I can also tell you that if your stats are good, both of you will probably wind up very happy in wonderful schools. Good luck, and here's to hoping that you both get in!</p>
<p>It's all good. I think one thing to keep in perspective is that no matter where you end up, you will be happy in the end. I was in a similar situation last year where the valedictorian and I both applied to Harvard early. To demonstrate how similar our ECs were, when we both forgot to put our names on our National Merit Semifinalist essays, our counselor couldn't figure out who was who by looking at the activities resume.</p>