One Campus, Many Paths
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Posted by: Hopkins Insider | 
October 31 2011 | 
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Name: Allie Fink
Year: Class of 2014
Hometown: Scarsdale, NY
Major: Economics
Minor: Financial Economics
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Me (right) and my twin sister, Lucie!
Hi everyone! My name is Allie, and I am a sophomore Economics major and Financial Economics minor here at Hopkins. My twin sister is the one and only JHU_Lucie, one of the Student Admissions Advisory Board’s bloggers. Many of you have probably read her blogs (http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/lucie/-click on this link to read more!), so you know that, as her twin sister, I have a lot to live up to. Her creative writing ability is amazing, as is her talent of being able to make people smile and laugh through written words.
Lucie and I always knew that we would go to the same college; being apart for several months at a time was not something we wanted to do. In our elementary school, twins were not allowed to be in the same class, and I’d like to think that this was the first step in allowing us to build our separate interests and personalities.
Our middle school followed the same policy; we had no classes together and often only saw each other during lunch. Actually, it was not until our freshman year of high school that we had a class together, and by this time we had already developed different interests. Lucie always loved performing and writing, while I favored the social sciences and business-related activities. In high school, she was the president of the Drama Club, and I was Editor-In-Chief of the yearbook. Being at Hopkins has only allowed Lucie and I to further diverge in our interests, and this has brought us even closer.
Me (left), my brother, Robbie (middle), and Lucie (right). As you can see, Lucie was always meant to be in front of the camera. We had different personalities from the beginning.
Having a twin sister is great, but what’s even better is being able to be two very different individuals while still being able to share the connection that is unique to twins. Johns Hopkins has provided us both with a world of interests and opportunities that have taken us on very separate paths. We have different majors (she’s a Writing Seminars major), and rarely ever overlap in our coursework. Hopkins has allowed us to go our own ways outside of the classroom as well. What I am trying to say is that JHU offers unique academic courses and extracurricular activities for every single person. Here at Hopkins, I am on the Executive Board of the Blue Key Society, our collection of campus tour guides. I’m also a member of the Financial Analysts Club, while Lucie is busy with Hopkins Interactive and her video show, “Learn More, See More, B’More.” She also spends a ton of time with The Mental Notes, Hopkins’ only comedy A capella group. People can clearly see our different personalities, and we are very grateful for the sense of independence that Hopkins has allowed us to develop.
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By Lucie F., October 31, 2011 @ 9:04 AM
Love it, Al. You’re the best sister in the world! I’m so happy that we’re able to go on our separate paths while sharing one campus (and all of our clothes)! LOVE YOU! Great blog!
By Jimmy, October 31, 2011 @ 9:23 AM
Now I have two bloggers in the fam!! Yipeee-I-oh-ay!
By Fran Sheff-Mauer, October 31, 2011 @ 11:59 AM
Allie, You too are a fantastic writer.
But I must give huge props to your parents who raised such amazing kids. Each of you are remarkable individuals.
By Noah G., October 31, 2011 @ 12:14 PM
Well done! The Finks are the Kennedys of blogging!
By Laura Gilbert Kunkin, November 2, 2011 @ 2:03 PM
Hey my sweet Allie— love your blog—love the old pix—and most of all love what u guys are all about. U r both just what u always were. Doing ur own things and doing them well. Xxxxx
By maryann, November 2, 2011 @ 3:44 PM
Allie, I loved your blog and am so proud of you!!! You are a great writer. Pics were great too. xo