Senior year is stressful enough—imagine taking it on while being constantly compared to someone else. Identical twins Max and Mason Anderson both excel academically at Wayzata High School, but it’s not without a little sibling rivalry.
“It’s not a direct competition, but we know what the other one’s doing, and we want to do better,” Max says.
“It’s a friendly competition,” agrees Mason. “It motivates me to do better.”
That motivation might be what pushed Mason to study hard for the ACT college entrance exam, earning a 36—the highest possible score. Despite a stellar academic record, even the then high school junior was surprised. “I thought I’d done well, but a 36 is kind of unreal,” he says.
Max, who scored a not-too-shabby 35 himself, is proud of his brother’s achievement. “He’s kind of a little bit famous for that around school,” Max says with a laugh.
And he doesn’t lag behind Mason in the slightest. Mason is quick to mention that Max has his own academic accomplishments in which to take pride, including his National Merit Semifinalist status, achieved by way of a high score on the PSAT test.
The brothers’ future plans are still up in the air. Max hopes to study biology in college, while Mason is looking to take on engineering or something else math-related. They plan to make their school choices independently.
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