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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's so frustrating because on a daily basis these kids perform the same or if anything the second one is a stronger student in harder classes and able to grasp more abstract concepts.

Thoughts on what to do about prep?

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The issue isn’t the score itself, it is the comparison between the twins and the one with the lower score being hard on themselves and their confidence.  There are competitive colleges where the twin with the lower score has a good chance - PPs gave some ideas.  But none of those schools will be a cake walk to get in so the push to improve the scores even more can’t be made at the expense of ECs, making a balanced college list, writing strong essays including the ones where the school is asking Why us, and making the case of why you as an individual, not your twin, would be a good fit.

My kids are very close in age and same gender and there is an underlying comparison between them.  In the end, they are both good students.  They both ended up at selective schools.  But they did find the school that fit them versus the other way around - one is at a LAC, the other a top public university.  I was thrilled because each one ended up at the school that all along I always thought was the best fit for them but kept to myself until decision time.[/quote]

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