Does having your twin with lower stats apply to the same selective school hurt you?

Applying to College
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<p>My twin and I are interested in several of the same schools. I have higher stats in basically all areas. Will this hurt me/ my twin by making us seem less individualized (we do share some ECs) or something? </p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Hard to say could go either way</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any idea/ any experience with this? We actually have similar GPAs (~3.7) but I’ve taken much harder classes/ had more of an upward trend. We share several ECs. I have more experience volunteering/working, and higher test scores. I’m wondering if this could help me, make no difference, or hurt me.</p>

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<p>I would find it very odd if admissions took the fact that you were twins into consideration unless it’s part of your essays or something. They would be judging you as individuals I would assume. It definitely wouldn’t hurt your chances, being the one with higher stats. But I really don’t have a sure answer.</p>

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<p>Hmm, you’re probably right. Do you think they’d notice? Do you know if they read apps in like alphabetical order of something?</p>

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<p>They’ve probably already noticed if they sent any mail to your home, emails to your parents, or called with information. But I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. I know a lot of twins or siblings who went to the same school and a lot who didn’t.</p>

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<p>Do you know of twins where both applied, one got accepted, and the other didn’t?</p>

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<p>my twin brother and i both applied to BU and NYU (i had the higher stats) and we both got in to both schools.</p>

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<p>Were his significantly lower?</p>