High school is full of many experiences that most people do not want to go through alone. Some students are able to benefit from the advice of older siblings who have already gone through high school, while other students have the opportunity to experience the journey of high school with their birthday partners.
Students that are twins will agree that having a sibling in the same grade as them has many benefits.
“[Having a twin has] made life easier,” said sophomore David Larson of his twin brother Matt. “We can talk about our classes and help each other with homework. There is always someone there to help me.”
Twins have each other to lean on when they need help in certain classes, and can help each other when one does not understand homework. They have the special advantage of living with someone who is taking the same classes, so they can work with each other in ways other students cannot. School and homework are just two of many areas where twins can help each other out; twins are also able to help each other when it comes to athletics.
“We are both pretty competitive with each other, so we both wok hard because of it,” said senior Tommy Salvato about his twin Zach.
This competiveness comes from the fact that twins often feel they are compared to each other in every aspect of their lives. Normal siblings might feel they too get compared to one another, but having a twin definitely heightens this feeling of being compared.
“I am compared to my twin all the time, and I always have been,” said Larson. “I am used to it by now though, so it doesn’t bother me.”
Twins also have an advantage because they get to go through the same experiences at the same time, so they are able to relate to each other on a deeper level; more so than the normal siblings do.
“If something is hard to go through, you know there is someone else going through the same thing,” said junior Lauren Penn who has a twin brother named Matt. “We can relate to each other.”
For twins, having their sibling at their side has impacted their high school experience. Instead of going through all the experiences of life and high school alone, twins have someone close to them to go through it with. Students that are twins get the chance of having a sibling alongside them their entire lives and get to be there for each other in all aspects of life.
“You never have to do anything by yourself,” says Lauren Penn, “we’re always there for each other no matter what.”