People talk 1/31/03

Twin teens not ready for college despite rumors

CINCINNATI -- Ohio colleges were inundated with calls after a fake Web site reported that twin teenage actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen had applied for admission.

Current and prospective students called admissions officers in droves after seeing the fake links Tuesday and Wednesday.

The sites since have been removed from the Web.

The hoax is "all over the country," said Michael Pagnotta, a spokesman for the Olsens, who debuted as infants on the sitcom "Full House" in 1987.

"In a way, it's flattering so many people want to believe the twins will be going to their school," Pagnotta said. "But at the end of the day, none of the reports are true."

The 16-year-olds have a year of high school left, he said.

-- From wire reports