<human>: Some quick background info.

My friend and I are graduating from the same uni this year and from last August we have been on the job hunt together looking for chemical engineering entry level positions in the US.

I mean to point where we have been applying to jobs together for about 4 hours a day (almost). 

Now the thing is, we have the exact same experiences. The reason being because what I was able to get into (internship or research), I got him into as well and vice versa. 

To be completely honest, it is like we have the exact same resume, they are incredibly similar. He has a significant higher GPA than I do with a bit of different activities.

However we do have different cover letters.

At this point, we both are very experienced in finding jobs we want online.

And overall, he has had more interviews than I do. That's not a bad thing, but I am wondering if I had a shot at the jobs but didn't get it because they saw both of our resumes and went with the higher GPA.

Now my questions are:

1) Is this hurting my chances of getting a job? Why or why not?

2) Should I try to apply by myself or continue applying with him?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Friend and I apply a lot together. Same experience, almost same resume. He has higher GPA. He has had more interviews than I.  Refer to the questions, please and thank you.