Aimee Varga ’24 & Erinn Varga ’24
WSS: Who’s older, and by how much?
A.V.: We don’t know; it’s a complicated story.
E.V.: Our mom went through 48 hours of labor and then had an emergency C-section. There were two teams of doctors, both grabbed us at the same time. And if our parents do know, they won’t tell us.
WSS: Do you believe in twin telepathy?
E.V.: I kind of [believe in twin telepathy]; maybe just because we’ve been around each other [so much], it feels like I know her better…when I was younger, we would often talk a lot without words.
A.V.: Twins, when they’re babies, have their own language. I forgot what it’s called, but we called each other “Lala.”
WSS: What are some similarities or differences between the two of you?
E.V.: We have a lot of the same interests, but we’re also very different.
A.V.: We did gymnastics for eight years, and that’s a long time commitment.
E.V.: Aimee was definitely the more outgoing person as a kid. She always made all the friends and then I kind of stole them all.
WSS: What makes you different from other twins?
E.V.: We’re just closer. A lot of twins are like, “Oh, we hate each other,” or they’re always competing over this and that. I’m just like, “No… she’s my best friend.”
A.V.: What reason to compete if we’re gonna share the same life?
E.V.: Everyone always says like, “Oh, you never fight or anything.” Yeah, I actually like my twin.
Emily Stong ’25 & Marissa Stong ’25
WSS: Do you believe in twin telepathy?
M.S.: A little bit.
E.S.: Since we spend so much time together, we’ll finish each other’s sentences sometimes, more often than other people.
WSS: What are some similarities or differences between the two of you?
E.S.: We have different hobbies because [Marissa] likes art a lot, and I mostly do sports. I can’t draw to save my life. Personality-wise, we’re also opposites. I’m more of an extrovert, and she’s more of an introvert.
WSS: What makes you different from other twins?
E.S.: We have four siblings. I think we’re both closer with different siblings than each other.
M.S.: People will mix up our names. When we were younger, like six, we would get mixed up [by looks], but we have started looking more and more different.
E.S.: And once, we were in the grocery store, and our mom was talking to some random lady. She was like “Oh yeah, I have twins” and they’re like, “Oh my goodness. These two, they look so alike.” It was me and my brother, and Marissa was just over there [across the room].
Audrey Crawford ’26 & Myra Crawford ’26
WSS: Do you believe in twin telepathy?
M.C.: Honestly, I don’t think it’s like twin telepathy. We’ve just experienced so many similar things together. There are so many inside jokes, and we think very similarly because of what we’ve experienced.
WSS: What are some similarities or differences between the two of you?
M.C.: Fashion-wise, it’s the same color, different fonts. We’re always slightly off, but if you look at our Pinterest boards, you will see the similarity.
WSS: What makes you different from other twins?
M.C.: We have an older brother and two younger brothers who are also twins. HMy aunt also has twins and she’s a twin; my dads side also has a pair of twins. There are just a lot of twins in our family… People always ask us if we’d ever switched places in school to take tests or whatever. We’ve never done that, but one time in fifth grade, we were like, “We’re gonna switch places.” I was getting all these side eyes and everyone was glancing [at me]. But when Audrey walked in, she just had to play the part of me. We didn’t carry it on for very long; it was like 15 minutes before everybody already knew.
Aidan Jacobsen ’24 & Jocelyn Jacobsen ’24
WSS: Who’s older, and by how much?
J.J.: Me, by five minutes.
WSS: Do you believe in twin telepathy?
A.J.: No.
J.J.: No, but I feel like when you’re really close to someone, you just have a connection. Like how you are with your best friend, I feel like it’s no different.
WSS: What are some similarities or differences between the two of you?
J.J.: It’s hard [to get mixed up] because we’re brother and sister.
A.J.: It’s kind of the opposite, like people that I’ve known for a while, they would be like, “Geez, I didn’t realize you had a twin.”
J.J.: A lot of people don’t know. People are usually surprised, they always ask what it’s like.
WSS: Is there anything that makes you different from other twins, or any fun stories?
J.J.: Whenever I picture us growing up, I picture the photo that’s in the hallway of our house. We were at our grandparents’ house, and Aidan was in this little car; then I tried to open it up. The first picture is just him in the car. Then it’s me. And the third one is me crying, walking away.
