The PPs fixated on scores are obnoxious. A 30 is top 5 percent of ACT scores nationally. http://www.collegesimply.com/guides/30-on-the-act/

Their scores - together with everything else on their resumes - made the quads outstanding candidates.

I went to Yale and was friends with one of a set of identical twins my year. One had applied early decision and one hadn't. My friend told me that after she was admitted her father called Yale and asked about their situation - one twin admitted and one with pretty much exactly the same credentials applying in the regular pool (that twin had applied early to Dartmouth and gotten in). The admissions office told the dad that they really always accept qualified siblings of admitted students. They would not offer admission to one multiple and exclude another equally qualified multiple. Both twins got into Yale and matriculated.

I don't know if that addresses the PP's "elephant in the room" but it seems like a sensible policy. My friend told me she knows it would have caused a possibly life-long issue between the sisters if one was arbitrarily admitted over the other for no good reason.

The quads have decided to all attend the same school:

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/college-game-plan/ohio-quadruplets-accepted-ivies-will-attend-yale-together-n753146?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

The quads are not the only game in town to the Ivys. These triplets are at UPenn (also accepted at Columbia) and graduated from GDS (aka Georgetown Day School).

http://thetab.com/us/penn/2016/03/15/triplets-1895

It seems pretty clear that the Wade foursome was intentional in their approach to highlight their be ing quadruplets as their hook. This NYT article shows their essays. They also seem to have some great interests.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/us/wade-quadruplets-harvard-yale.html?_r=0

For the PP fixated on the (black? white?) elephant in the room. Consider these kids as total packages not just their scores. Just like you probably do when you whine about Asian applicants being score-reliant automatons, unlike the more "well-rounded" whites who "offer more."

Anonymous wrote:How does being a quad with mediocre scores equal a hook ?

My goodness - you all act so obtuse.

The quad is the hook - something that distinguishes them from other applicants.

How does being a quad with mediocre scores equal a hook ?

Anonymous wrote:What's the elephant in the room?

Gerald.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nigel and Aaron look like they could be identical twins. Zach and Nick also look like they could be identical twins.

I know that they are quads but are they all fraternal twins or is there one or two sets of identical twins among them?

What an amazing accomplishment for them all to get into the top schools like that. I wonder if they'll all go to the same school or choose different schools based on their majors.

They do not look alike anymore than regular brothers.

eh, my own boys look alike and they are different ages. I know that there can be a striking resemblance among siblings, including fraternal siblings. I just thought that Nigel and Aaron, in particular, look enough alike that they could be identical. Maybe that's just me, though.