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Ivy@50 - 3/1
Created: 3/1/2007 10:21:33 AM
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For some who were accustomed to thinking about Brenda and Lindsay Taylor as inseparable, it may have come as a surprise when the pair announced that they were going separate ways for college. But when Lindsay fell in love with Brown, and Brenda chose Harvard, the two were neither surprised nor disappointed that their college lives would be spent on different campuses.
"All of our lives we did the same things and were known as the 'Taylor Twins,'" recounts Brenda. "We were both swimmers, both state champions [out of Boone, N.C.]. By college, we were ready to take separate paths."
When they decided on schools that were only 45 minutes apart it provided an opportunity for frequent visits, yet each was on a campus where she felt most at home. Both vividly remember a defining moment in the college selection process when they visited Brown. Upon hearing that Harvard was also high on their list of choices, a Brown student posited this difference, "The difference between Brown students and Harvard students is that Harvard students will lead the world, but Brown students will change it."
"When I heard that," recalls Lindsay, "I knew I was home. Brown was my first choice… my only choice."
Brenda ultimately felt that she was more suited to the culture at Harvard. Although she also planned to be someone who would make a difference in the world, she was attracted to the opportunity to do that from a firmer springboard. "I liked the structure at Harvard. I loved the core curriculum and the fact that I would be required to take certain courses that I might not choose on my own. I felt I would grow from that."
She also instantly loved the sense of history she felt the moment she stepped inside the gates of Harvard Yard. "You just felt that you were in a place of higher learning. And I liked that everyone there was ambitious and it's out in the open. I felt at home."
It would have been almost unfair to the other seven track and field programs in the league if the two had chosen to matriculate together and consolidate their formidable athletic talents on one team. Between them, they won 23 Heps titles in individual events over their eight indoor and outdoor championship meets. Their influence was even greater if you consider their relay duties.
For Meredith Rainey Valmon's full story, please visit ivy50.com. Note, there are Ivy postcards of the Taylor twins and all of the others athletes who have been profiled available by clicking here.
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Related Schools: Brown, Harvard
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Related Sports: Outdoor Track
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