Twins. How did ED and admissions so far work out?

[Anonymous]

I have twins who are rising seniors. We also went through admissions last year with our now college freshman.

Can twin parents share how things went in ED, EA, etc? Or if you know twins how it's worked for them please share.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

It's exhausting! One was deferred to their ED and the other denied. They both got into their state flagship and safeties. Still waiting for another few weeks on the rest. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's exhausting! One was deferred to their ED and the other denied. They both got into their state flagship and safeties. Still waiting for another few weeks on the rest. Good luck.

Same ED or different schools?

[Anonymous]

One of my twins (class of ‘25) applied and was accepted to ED school. The other did not have a clear 1st choice and only did EA/RD.

December-March was no fun for the non-ED twin. Senioritis for the ED twin set in right away while the other still had to grind. Fast forward and both are happy at their respective schools. The hardest part is being away from each other.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

Often, the university either accepts/defers/denies both. The stronger twin uplifts the weaker one, if they are slightly imbalanced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

Often, the university either accepts/defers/denies both. The stronger twin uplifts the weaker one, if they are slightly imbalanced.

Yes, this can be true, but not always.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

Often, the university either accepts/defers/denies both. The stronger twin uplifts the weaker one, if they are slightly imbalanced.

Yes, this can be true, but not always.

Nothing in college admissions is always true. No need to state the obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

Often, the university either accepts/defers/denies both. The stronger twin uplifts the weaker one, if they are slightly imbalanced.

I have seen situations in other forums where one is accepted ED and yje other isn't. That's fine if they do not prioritize attending the same school, but a problem if they do.

My twins had about 4 decisions the same (both accept/deny/defer) and 3 different. It happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have twins who are rising seniors. We also went through admissions last year with our now college freshman.

Can twin parents share how things went in ED, EA, etc? Or if you know twins how it's worked for them please share.

Thank you!

It’s March. They’re juniors.

[Anonymous]

My daughters had no overlap in the schools they applied to. One was interested in large schools and one was interested in LACs. They are in college now and are very happy.

[Anonymous]

One twin was rejected SCEA and the other was deferred ED. Both ended up applying to another ~20 schools over winter break. About half of the schools overlap. They are hoping to attend different schools. We should know more in a few weeks' time.

[Anonymous]

My twins both got into their ED schools. The week between one twin getting accepted and the other hearing was rough and DH and I are super grateful that it worked out. 2025 was a bumpy year for our family and this was a truly lovely turn of events. I found supporting two kids applying at once to be pretty time consuming and stressful even having been through it two years ago with my oldest. Wishing everyone luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they apply ED to the same school, keep in mind that one may be admitted without the other. If they are hoping to attend the same school, ED is a mistake because they would give up control of that.

Often, the university either accepts/defers/denies both. The stronger twin uplifts the weaker one, if they are slightly imbalanced.

Yes, this can be true, but not always.

Nothing in college admissions is always true. No need to state the obvious.

I am in college counseling. PP is right that schools do a lot of "twin linking" and some schools even read the files together. I think admissions committees don't like splitting twins and if one is a slam dunk and the other borderline, it could help at certain schools. But you are definitely taking a gamble at those same schools because then schools compare the two applicants with the exact same opportunities.

I would not count on it as a strategy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have twins who are rising seniors. We also went through admissions last year with our now college freshman.

Can twin parents share how things went in ED, EA, etc? Or if you know twins how it's worked for them please share.

Thank you!

It’s March. They’re juniors.

+1

I’ve been seeing this phrasing since December. Oy.