TWIN TUITION

4 MONTHS

STORY BY ALEXIA PARTOUCHE :: announcements manager TWIN TUITION Seniors Gabriel and Sebastian Viecco Discuss College Plans

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nder the strained light of their desk lamp, seniors Gabriel and Sebastian Viecco are hard at work, their pencils scratching against paper as they study together. The intensity of their study sessions has relaxed since they entered their last semester of high school — the last bout of senioritis kicking in — but they still make time to review their work as a team. That’s unlikely to change next year when they enter university.

“I’m going to major in business [at] Texas A&M in the fall,” Sebastian said. “He’s going to A&M too, but for engineering.”

For twins who have spent their entire lives together, it was always the plan to go to the same school. The pair have a close bond and spend a lot of their time side by side, studying for the classes they share and confiding in each other. Yet to them, there couldn’t be two people more different.

“My brother’s more studious than me, I’ll be honest about that,” Sebastian said. “[He] is definitely more introverted than I am, because I do theater and he does more science and math.”

As the pair have navigated high school, there have been ups and downs. For Sebastian, finding an activity he enjoyed was a struggle until he joined theatre his sophomore year. Gabriel, on the other hand, chose to focus on academics.

“It’s been fun, and I’ve had good experiences, but it’s also been a bit stressful,” Gabriel said. “It’s a lot of the workload and classes and just trying to maintain everything at a high level.”

Their hard work paid off and landed them in A&M’s class of 2024. Although the adjustment period when moving from high school to college can be rocky, they hope that having each other’s company will ease the shift.

“I think [having a twin] will make it a lot easier because it can be kind of a rough transition, but I already have a piece of home with me,” Gabriel said. “It will be a homier environment than I think most people have.”

Their respective interests might bring them down two different paths eventually, but for now, the Vieccos can enjoy each other’s companionship.

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