My fraternal twin got into an HYPS school...

<p>after applying SCEA (our older brother goes there to). I'm wondering if this means they kind of have to let me in. I mean, we are academically similar (he's number one in class, me four), he has more impressive E.C.s, my SAT is 180 higher... Ugh. I mean I didn't apply because he told me he'd hold it against me if he didn't get in. Now I think I'll feel a little awk if i go to my safety school though...</p>

<p>Hopefully you have other schools you’ve applied to besides your safety. It sounds like you’ll be competitive for the college but those are always crap shoots.</p>

<p>“I mean I didn’t apply because he told me he’d hold it against me if he didn’t get in.”</p>

<p>I think you two have deeper issues to deal with than just where you go to college. If it is OK for him to apply to X, but not OK for you, something is up.</p>

<p>Haha maybe. What’s done is done though, and in a way he had a point: it’s more likely that a school will deny two than let two in. And he was committed to applying here early longer than I was–still, yeah, there’s something wrong with him.</p>

<p>^no, actually if they accept a twin in it is a definitely possibility they would’ve accepted the other as well. I was friends with a pair of talented twins- female engineers. Both were accepted at Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech and Stanford. In general this does tend to happen if both are similarly qualified- not saying you would’ve, but there wouldn’t have been any disadvantage at all. agree with happymomof1, i don’t mean to be disrespectful but it seems like you are letting him push you around. You could have both been accepted SCEA, but now it’s unlikely that they would recognize your being twins as you didn’t apply together. I may be wrong though.</p>

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<p>Not in at all.</p>

<p>I’m confused…did you apply or not? Did your twin apply ED and you applied RD? or what???</p>

<p>What you did, forgoing applying to a college because your twin did to avoid the situation of your being admitted over the twin (or vice versa), is actually a very common activity among twins so I would not worry about having any issues over it. As to whether colleges have to admit you the answer is no. However, you may actually be considered a tad more favorably now that one of you is already admitted. Schools have mentioned that they have admitted the second of the twins on occassion partly because of the belief that they often perform close to the same level academically and part of the reason for that is likely that they are still together in one place. It certainly does not assure admission but it gives you a little plus factor.</p>

<p>Normally, from past trends, if twins apply to selective schools, they either reject both or accept both.</p>

<p>Also, just my two cents, you should probably not go to the same school as your twin, it’ll help you grow.</p>

<p>I feel dumb posting this thread… I guess I had some complicated emotions, but I should try not to worry about getting in. I mean it’s an awkward family dynamic but oh well. Things happen, life is life etc.</p>

<p>arghwhy, I’m inclined to agree. I mean, while I feel I wouldn’t see my brother much if I went to the same school, it’d still feel psychologically weird and limiting. I’m beginning to look at other top schools… Even though they don’t have the same WOW factor of my twin’s… My ego can take a hit.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback everyone :).</p>