<p>My brother and I are the only two people applying to Ivies at my school. If our stats and ECs are similar, will that affect us? Does the same admissions officer look at the applicants from each school, or is it all mixed up, so the same person won't read mine right after his, or his right after mine? Since we are the only two people at our school applying to Ivies, will we be in the same pile right after each other? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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<p>No, colleges do not care about admitting both, either, or neither of you. You are not compared with applicants from your school. You are judged based on the opportunities given you. Don't worry about this. If I were you I would find something better to do than pointlessly daydream about the secret admissions process. Valid question, but don't spend too much time thinking about such things.
Good luck to both of you!</p>
<p>In answer to OP's question, yes, usually the same admissions counselor looks at all apps from your school. It is reasonable to assume that the similarity that you and your brother possess will have an impact on the counselor's decisions. btw, why did you two decide to be so similar in life (GPA, ECs) and then apply to same schools, too?</p>
<p>Are you and your brother twins? Some top LACs and Ivys are of the mindset if you admit one twin, and the other is comparable, both are considered for admission. I originally heard this from a friend involved with Harvard admissions. Recently the Bowdoin newspaper published an article about admitted twins.
In some cases, an admissions counselor has a particular region of the country and selects students from the region to be reviewed by the broader committtee, so the same counselor might initially review the applications for siblings.
You could consider asking admissions.</p>
<p>yes, we are brother twins. Hopefully it won't hurt our admissions chances.</p>