‘It’s such a great honor to get this sort of academic recognition, so I’m really proud of us,’ said Sandhya, 18
- Twin sisters from Florida, Surabhi and Sandhya Kumar, made history this year as co-valedictorians.
- Surabhi is going to Yale University to study cell and molecular biology and plans to become a physician.
- Sandhya is going to Harvard University and plans to study the same thing; however, she wants to be a physician-scientist.
Twin sisters Surabhi and Sandhya Kumar share the same birthday and the same parents. They took the same classes in high school and even have some of the same friends.
They also share the title of valedictorian for Chiles High School’s graduating class of 2022. That’s the student having the highest academic rank.