Call them nice. Call them famous. Call them rich. Just don't call them Olsen twins. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are as cool as it gets. And prefer their individual names, thank you.

Just like you, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen are growing up. In June, they'll be 18, and like any senior in high school, each is stoked to talk about what's ahead. Curiously, both girls are much more into chatting about going to college in New York than the other huge happenings in their lives. On May 7, they've got their big new film New York Minute hitting theaters. It's the movie that will finally give them the crown to the teenage throne they've spent their childhoods earning.

And perhaps more exciting than their forever hot careers, they both have dreamy college boyfriends. Mary-Kate is dating future power player David Katzenberg, son of movie studio boss Jeffrey Katzenberg. Ashley is two years into Columbia University quarterback Mart Kaplan. Wow, right? What's a double-date with them like?

Still, the girls' focus on college is new. Hot boyfriends notwithstanding, these girls have always been busy with glamorous distractions. There are all the TV shows and movies they've been doing since they were toddlers. Plus, they've spent years in the driver's seat of their own production company, which is the muscle behind girl-friendly projects too numerous to list.

Their enormous wealth is often reported on. And it is intriguing 'cause money is, well, intriguing. But c'mon. Ashley and Mary-Kate are 17-year-old girls, so whatever--don't go thinking they're beyond real life or even all that different from you. They're both eager to admit that they've done a lot, seen a lot and, fine, have a lot ... yet they have never gone to college.

They so know that university instructors don't give a rat's patooty about celebrity--studies are studies. You and the very cool Olsen girls have that much in common. Fancy yourself intelligent, polite and great to talk to? Then you're even more like them than you realize. See what we mean, right here.

GL: You've been famous your whole lives--what question do you get asked the most?

Mary-Kate: It always changes, and it depends on our age. Now it's, "Where do you see yourselves in 10 years?"

Who even knows that answer? We won't ask that. Let's talk about your new film.

Ashley: It's very different from the things we've done before. There are a lot of characters girls can relate to. But it's not just for girls. There are a lot of really fun guys. Guys will definitely like it.

Mary-Kate: It's an action-comedy, and it all takes place in 24 hours. My character is a drummer for a band, and she isn't a punker, but she's a little crazy and out there. Ashley's character is more sophisticated.

Are your characters in the movie anything like you two in real life?

Ashley: Not really. My character is very uptight, very driven. She's rigid, and she lives by the rules.

Mary-Kate: We're both casual people. I don't know how to describe myself. I like to have fun and Ashley does, too. She's a bit more sophisticated than me. I am when I have to be, like at a press conference. We're Geminis, and we like to say that Ashley took one personality, and I took the other.

Gemini twins? That makes four of you! Do you have that ESP thing twins are supposed to share, where you finish each other's sentences and whatever?

Mary-Kate: Oh, my gosh, we can look at each other and know what we're thinking.

How exciting to be born with a built-in best friend. What do you like to do when you're with other friends?

Mary-Kate: Me and my friends ... my friends and I. I correct myself--I know it's weird. We like to go on adventures. Like, if we see someone's car we recognize, we'll put a smiley-face sticker or a present on it.

Ashley: I like dinner parties with girlfriends. But I can't wait to go to college. I'm excited to put myself in a different environment, to study, to have fun.

Mary-Kate: I can't wait for the opportunity to study anything I want, to travel, maybe study abroad. I'm excited.

Did you debate different colleges before deciding? Was there any arguing or compromising?

Ashley: We've wanted to go to the same college since we were young, so it wasn't a sit down conversation. Decisions are definitely easy because we both have the same outlook on things. Sometimes, we disagree on small things like what someone should wear or, script-wise, if a line is right. But nothing major like choosing a college.

Why New York?

Ashley: I love New York, and I love the energy there. Personally, I have to live in a big city. I could never live in a small town. And we're from the West Coast, so I think when you're from the West Coast, you should try a school on the East Coast. When you grow up in a certain area, especially if you haven't traveled a lot, going away" to school shows you how people are in other places. You get that education, too.

What kind of hours do you clock in when you're working?

Mary-Kate: If we're working on a movie set, we can go 10 hours a day. Usually, it's more like 13 when it's all said and done. During any normal week, we're always on the phone with the office or going to meetings to make decisions for our company. Basically, we're always working.

Do you know what you want to study?

Ashley: I don't know. It'll probably change 100 times. I know I want to study some form of business and film, and maybe I'll try psychology. I think the mind is very interesting, people and their motives. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm being told we have to go soon.

No sweat--just two more questions! What's the best part of being a girl, famous or not?

Mary-Kate: I'm 17 years old so, hopefully, I'll have a long life ahead of me that will be full of adventures, good times and great experiences. I don't think in terms of how much fun it is to be a girl or who I am or what I do. I just try to be happy. I'm concerned with happiness and health and love for my future. For me, that means I want to work and go to college.

Ashley: I don't know, maybe that we get to dress in pretty clothes! At this age, girls don't have that many worries. We all have so much to look forward to in our lives.

Is there anything you want to say to younger girls like you who have big hopes for their futures?

Mary-Kate: Since I'm at the end of my high school years, I think it's so important to finish your senior year--it's a sense of accomplishment. You'll have freedom afterward. And once you get to college, you can be whatever you want.

Ashley: In high school, it's easy to let people affect you. It's very important to nor let other kids get in the way of your goals. Don't be put down by someone making a comment.

So far .. so fast.

How to build a billion-dollar empire in 18 short years.

1986 The twins are born on June 13.

1986 Only six months old, the twins are cast on the hit series Full House as Michelle.

1992 The twins make Our First Video at age 6.

1993 The Dualstar Entertainment company is formed, making 7-year-olds Mary-Kate and Ashley the youngest producers in history. They are already worth $10 million each.

1995 After eight seasons, Full House ends. Their first feature film It Takes Two is released in theaters. The movie grosses an estimated $19.5 million at the box office.

1998 The ABC series Two of a Kind debuts. The girls' character names are "Mary-Kate" and "Ashley," but they have a different last name, "Burke."

1999 Mary-Kate and Ashley take their first trip to Europe, filming the direct-to-video movie Passport to Paris. The twins get their first on-screen kisses!

Two of a Kind is cancelled after its first season.

2000 Mary-Kate and Ashley dolls hit the stores and are a huge success.

2001 Mary-Kate and Ashley launch their clothing line at Wal-Mart.

The series So Little Time premieres on Fox Family Channel. Only 26 episodes are made.

Next comes the animated series In Action. Only 22 episodes are made of that.

2002 The twins turn 16 and get matching Range Rovers.

2003 Mary-Kate and Ashley are named as two of People's 50 most beautiful women.

2004 Though their company is privately held, estimates from 2003 put the twin's personal net worth at $150 million each.

We can tell the
difference ... but can you?

Mary-Kate and
Ashley fans, sharpen
your pencils!

                                          Mary-Kate   Ashley

1. Who can't live without lip gloss?         []         []
2. Who is into dance?                        []         []
3. Who thinks she's more like
  Jennifer Aniston?                          []         []
4. Which twin is left-handed?                []         []
5. Whose favorite class is
  creative writing?                          []         []
6. Which girl teeters a good
  inch over her sis?                         []         []
7. Whose favorite holiday is Halloween?      []         []
8. Which girl has a middle name,
  unlike her sister?                         []         []
9. Which twin is a horseback rider?          []         []
10. Who thinks Colin Farrell is
  "hot, hot, hot"?                           []         []
11. Which girl takes out the trash
  and feeds the dog?                         []         []
12. Who does yoga?                           []         []

Answers

1. Mar-Kate. 2. Ashley 3. Ashley 4. Mary-Kate 5. Mary-Kate
6. Ashley 7. Mary-Kate 8. Ashley 9. Mary-Kate 10. Ashley
11. Mary-Kate 12. Both of Them!