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[quote=Anonymous]A friend has a boy girl set of twins. The boy had perfect SAT’s and all A’s from his Florida high school. The girl was a strong student, but not at the level of the boy.

Both applied to Georgia Tech. The girl was accepted, the boy rejected. The boy called the school trying to figure out the reason for the rejection. He asked whether applying again the next year was possible as he wanted to attend school with his sister. Two days later an acceptance letter came for him. The admissions team belatedly determined they indeed were twins. The boy was one of four siblings to go to Tech, and college performance far outshone his siblings, with a 3.9 in computer engineering with really good professional opportunities. He is not working now and is in grad school at Cal Tech. By the way I am sure the kid would have done just as well as other schools but going to school with his sister a legit factor - indeed she relied on him in her own coursework and they were close, with fortunately complementary skills. College admission is indeed random. Apply in state to a school like UNC with its 60/40 ratio and a preference for boys is likely significant. 
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