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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP with the UVA b/g twins. My DD had a slightly lower GPA but still within range for UVA (though the bottom of the range). Their scores were very similar. They both participated in the same sport and both were captains but my DD also had a different sport outside of school which she competed at the national level on.

They were (and are) very different. I think in truth my DD got into UVA because of her brother - she would also say that. I think she'd have been waitlisted if she wasn't a twin simply because her GPA while good put her out of the top 5% of the class - just barely. Her brother was a solid yes due to his class rank and GPA.

They enjoy going to school together. They have only taken one class together as they have completely different interests and majors.  Their greek houses just mixed last night but otherwise they do not really run in the same social circles. They share a car but live in different apartment buildings near each other. They enjoy grabbing dinner maybe once every other week.[/quote]

OP here.  If a stronger twin can pull a weaker one in, can a weaker twin impact the stronger one's chance of admission?  [/quote]

We actually asked Dean J at UVA during one of her live Instagram sessions how they handled multiples. She said that they “prefer to keep multiples together” and they will admit a slightly weaker candidate, though not one who is way out of range. So in UVAs instance, no I don’t think it would have impacted the other twin. i know  plenty of twins who didn’t get into the same schools.[/quote]

This is interesting.  I have one twin who is a rockstar candidate (rising junior).  Top 5 kid at a top private school with most rigorous classes and leadership. Possible Ivy admit if we compared to who was admitted unhooked this year.  Second twin is probably at the 80th percentile--strong but not Ivy material.  I wonder if twin A would pull in twin b to a school that's at the level of UVA or similar.  I imagine this doesn't work for schools in the range of Ivies.  I just wouldn't want to hurt twin A's chance at UVA (for example) if twin B is on the edge and they view them as a unit and pass on both. [/quote]

I really don’t think they would pass on a strong candidate because they have a weaker twin. They would just not admit the weaker twin. Again by stats my DD had a weaker stats and course rigor profile but she had better leadership and competed in a niche sport on a national level. She also probably had outstanding recommendations. So when I say I think her brother helped her, she was very close to getting in on her own merit. Who knows.[/quote]

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