When freshmen Alexia, Brea and Camry Boyd walked onto campus this fall at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), they became the first set of identical triplets to start taking classes at the same time in the university’s history. The triplets, 18, are all business management majors who want to own their own companies one day.
“I chose business management as my major because I have plans of one day owning my own company, maybe even a dance company,” said Camry. “We chose CSULB because it was close [to home], because we would all be together and for the amazing dance company [the CSULB Dance Department] that we hopefully plan to join.”
Though identical, the triplets have never done the stereotypical things that some expect, such as tricking teachers or attending functions for each other. However, they do poke a little fun at their friends once in awhile.
“We didn’t do the whole ‘switching classes’ thing. However, outside of school, when we’re just playing around, we might ask somebody if they know who we are. If they get it right we will often trick them and tell them they’re wrong. That’s about it,” said Brea.
Alexia agrees with Brea, but says they are all grateful for the benefits that come with looking so much alike, such as doing homework together and “having our own little study group” when big exams are looming.
“It’s true we’re not the normal triplets who trick people and go to each other’s classes, although we all wonder what would happen if we did,” Alexia adds. “Being triplets has really just opened up so many good things for us in our lives and I am happy to wake up everyday living life as a triplet.”
Though the Boyd triplets still study, work and hang out together as they have all their lives, they do expect things to change after college. “Right now we always do everything together, but I’m sure somewhere down the line in our lives we’re going to start doing things as Alexia, Brea and Camry and not the triplets,” said Alexia.
