do identical twins almost always get accepted to (and enroll in) the same schools?

Applying to College
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<p>Where the schools are highly selective? That is, if one identical twin is admitted to a set of schools, no matter how selective, the other twin is almost likely to come up with the same result? </p>

<p>Something out of cognitive/biological curiosity. I've observed it among certain friends and acquaintances that I know.</p>

<p>This is provided that the twins are raised in the same home of course. (Although this is not necessary for correlation; some striking cognitive similarities -- very specific ones, like favourite bands/brands/etc.! -- can be found in separated twins in different cultures.) </p>

<p>I mean, this would seem to disprove (FALSIFY!) the idea (a hypothesis really) that highly selective admissions processes are often arbitrary or based on any idea of "chances" or "probability". That is, when "super-qualified" kids get denied but someone supposedly "inferior" places under (and not because of any AA), it seems to be not because the perceivedly super-qualified kid got bad "admissions dice" and the admitted kid happened to be "lucky".</p>

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<p>I know these twin guys; one got into UCLA, the other didn't.</p>

<p>Their mom called the school and said they were the same (same classes & grades) so the other guy got in.</p>

<p>I hear they're in the same major, with the same classes.</p>

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<p>one of the guidance counselors at our school said that highly selective schools are less likely to accept twins because it doesn't add to the diversity of the school. i don't know if this is true.</p>

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<p>There were twins at my school who both went to MIT</p>

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<p>1 set of twins went to Brown and they're roommates there. Another I know go to Princeton, but they're rooming separately.</p>

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<p>Afaik, one pair went to Princeton, another pair went to Stanford.</p>

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<p>one pair went to stanford, even though one of the two wasn't exactly stanford-qualified...bad grades, no ECs, etc</p>

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<p>No two people are "the same" even if they take the same classes and get similar grades. (Two non-related students from the same high school could take the same classes and get As and still not have the same college acceptance results.) They will write difference essays, have different interests, and want to pursue different educational paths. Just, my personal experience, but I know more twins who choose to go to different colleges than the some ones. After years of being "the twin," here's a chance to be "the only one."</p>

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<p>S2 is rooming with a twin, his brother lives down the hall.</p>

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<p>I know two sets of twins that go to the same colleges as their twin.</p>

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<p>
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Afaik, one pair went to Princeton, another pair went to Stanford.

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The Quahs and the Wu Mengs?</p>

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<p>Mark and Steve O'Donnell were in my college class, and I think we had at least one other pair of identical twins.</p>

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<p>identical twins in my school...one went to MIT i believe and the other didn't.</p>

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<p>Identical twins (co-vals) from my S's school just graduated from Emory last year. Now, they are both together again for grad school at Stanford (parents are happy since that's closer to SoCal.)</p>

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<p>hahahaha co-vals! niiice</p>

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<p>My friends are twins and both got into and enrolled at NYU, which is a pretty good school...</p>

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<p>My friends are identical twins, and they're both at the same school right now, with the same major, but with different rooms/floors. They both applied to the same schools, but I don't know if they were both accepted to the same.</p>

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<p>My friend's cousins are identical twins and both go to Princeton</p>

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<p>so far I've seen 3 pairs of twins at Harvard...
not personally acquainted with them though</p>

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<p>I know there were twins at our school who both got into princeton... one of them was a guy, the other a girl.</p>