30 | MARCH 2 • 2023
T
his fall, Michigan
State University will
welcome a new set of
triplets on campus.
Bailey, Madison and
Kylie Tarnopol of West
Bloomfield never imagined
that their college paths
would cross. Yet when the
19-year-old identical triplets
initially applied to different
universities, they were
shocked to find out that all
three had been accepted to
MSU.
“I didn’t really think that
we’d all get into MSU because
we all knew our own paths
that we wanted to go on,”
Madison Tarnopol explains.
“But once we realized that we
all got into MSU, our dreams
came true. We finally realized
it was happening.”
Over the years, the
Tarnopol triplets have been
featured in the Detroit Jewish
News a handful of times. At
age 5, they donated their
hair to Wigs 4 Kids, and also
played the role of Young
Candace in the 2010 feature
film Stone, which starred
Robert DeNiro and Edward
Norton.
The Tarnopols have
been regularly involved in
the Metro Detroit Jewish
community as well. All three
women attended BBYO
programming, with Madison
and Bailey Tarnopol holding
board positions in their local
chapter.
Their mother, Denise
Tarnopol, calls them “best
friends” and looks forward
to her daughters attending
college together.
Now, Bailey, Madison
and Kylie Tarnopol are busy
gearing up for their next
chapter.
YOUTUBE UNVEILING
Earlier this year, the Tarnopol
triplets announced their
triple acceptance to MSU
with a YouTube video
they created with their
parents, Michael and Denise
Tarnopol.
“Our parents were so
happy and supportive,” Bailey
Tarnopol explains. “They
were very excited when we
told them [we all got into
MSU].”
Denise Tarnopol says the
acceptance letters came in
waves, with Madison being
accepted first and Bailey and
Kylie being accepted two
months later.
To share the news with
the community, the YouTube
video saw each sister
unveiling a MSU T-shirt that
showed they were accepted
to the university. In front of
them were signs for all five
universities they applied (and
were accepted) to, so the
T-shirts were the true reveal.
Bailey Tarnopol says family
and friends were thrilled to
hear the news. The Tarnopols
also sent the YouTube
unveiling video to MSU, who
were delighted to realize
they had triplets joining the
university in the fall.
“They had never seen
anything like it,” Bailey
Tarnopol says of the YouTube
video sent to MSU. “They
probably have many twins,
but I don’t think many
triplets.”
Kylie Tarnopol adds that
she’s thrilled for her sisters to
attend their dream schools.
“They have such a passion
toward what they want to do,”
she explains, “and knowing
that they can pursue that at
this amazing school makes
me so happy for them.”
FAST TRACK TO COLLEGE
Currently, the Tarnopols
are attending Oakland Early
College, a five-year early
college high school that
serves students throughout
Oakland County.
It includes a partnership
between West Bloomfield
School District and Oakland
Community College’s
Orchard Ridge Campus
that allows students to work
toward their high school
diploma and an associate
degree simultaneously.
“We chose to start in 10th
grade,” Madison Tarnopol
says. “We’ve loved it ever
since.
“It’s a great opportunity,”
she adds. “I think everyone
should take advantage of
it. You could try one class,
not like it and try different
classes to see what your
passion is.”
TRIPLE TREAT
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OUR COMMUNITY
West Bloomfield identical triplets head to
Michigan State University in the fall.
ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Bailey,
Madison and
Kylie Tarnopol