<p>If two students from the same high school are both applying ED to an elite college, will the chances of one of them getting accepted be diminished? Will the adcoms compare the two students extensively?</p>
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<p>That’s not necessarily true, they would be judged equally. If one applicant is better than the other, than the better applicant would get in and not the other. However, if they both are really well rounded they both can be accepted.</p>
<p>The chance is lower. Adcoms will tell you no, but reality of situation is most elite schools do not want to take too many students from one high school. You are always compared with students from your own school, region.</p>
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Huh??? Their well roundedness will have no impact at all on their admissions chances.</p>
<p>Yes it will because if both are great applicants and are well rounded students (great scores, gpa, extracurriculars, essays, etc…) they both can get in. The initial poster said that only one other student was ED, which is not a lot. So yes, both do have a chance in getting accepted. A family friend is an admissions counselor at a very prestigious Ivy League school and she told me what I stated above.</p>
<p>My hunch is: depends on the high school. Elite adcoms look very differently on applicants from, say, Exeter or Choate and from Regular High. In the case of the former, it would be much easier for both ED candidates to get in.</p>
<p>We had two of our students get into Stanford with completely different vitae. One female student was president of all of the major clubs, had an extensive symphonic musical background and played for the city Symphony. Won prestigious science fair awards and other major club connections. Interned with BioMedical research facilities developing diabetes medication. Track runner. Perfect GPA, high SAT’s</p>
<p>Second student was phenomenal tri-sport athlete and student. SAT was 2400, the school’s valedictorian, who went to Russia in his summers to start a school tutoring program and carried this over to the local school district. Held, promoted, and televised fundraisers for the homeless. Worked local grocery store to support his single mother who was diagnosed with brain tumor. Extremely kind, well-liked, popular, kid who was chosen Prom King; who out-of-the-blue would introduce himself to freshman and talk to them like he had known them forever.</p>
<p>Both were accepted at Stanford.</p>
<p>^^ aunt bea, were they both ED? </p>
<p>I think it’s not unheard of to have two kids from the same high school class get into Harvard - but the question here was with ED, which is a little trickier, I think.</p>
<p>If those applicants are very different then there is a better chance of both being admitted. If they are very similar then there is less of reason to take both. Two dancers with similar stats, doubtful both would be admitted.</p>
<p>Well, there are 3 of us applying to the same prestigious college ED that I know of. I will give you a list of the three:</p>
<p>1.
Valedictorian of HS Class with all As. Also took a college class last year and is currently taking another one now. Took 6 AP tests and got 5 on 4 of them. Involved in many extracurricular activities but only leader in a few of them. Test scores top percentile nationally, with a 34 ACT. Last summer worked at a camp and then volunteered in a medical clinic abroad. Currently doing a school-time internship with a political campaign.</p>
<p>2.
Class president and in top 10% of school. Has a mix of As and Bs. Only in 1 club but is highly active and also plays a sport. Took 3 AP tests and got two 4s and a 5. Test scores still in top percent, but lower than student 1 with an ACT of 32. Last summer worked for a political campaign. </p>
<p>3.
Not as stellar academically as the other 2 students but still highly intellectual. A few As but a lot of Bs. Is in top 15% of class but not top 10%. Took 3 APs and got a 3, a 4, and a 5.Active in many extracurriculars but only leader in a few. Part of the varsity swim team and crew club. Stellar writer and his essay will stand out. Over the summer took a college class. ACT above average with a 29 but with 31 super score.</p>
<p>None are URM or 1st gen and all are from well off families
**I only listed ACT because all three of the students did better on that than SAT.</p>
<p>Which one of the three do you think has the highest chance of acceptance?</p>
<p>Yeah, at my high school for example, Cornell typically takes 2-3 kids every year with 1 early decision and ~2 regular, Harvard usually accepts 1 student (actually 2 my year, second girl was black and ranked very high though), Columbia has taken about 1 a year as far as I know. So besides the quality and variation of the applicants from the high school, it could also depend on how many students were historically accepted per year.</p>
<p>@xmsamurai The first one definitely has the highest chance, then the second one and then third one.The third one may have a better shot than the second depending on the essays. Which one are you?</p>
<p>I would tell #2 and #3 not to waste their ED option at that school. I would ED at a different peer school.</p>
<p>Katlia: I think both students were RD because they didn’t have decision until spring, whereas the cornell and columbia accepted students were announced late fall.</p>
<p>Certainly depends on the high school and college. If you are at a nationally ranked secondary institution then I am sure they’d highly consider taking more than one. </p>
<p>However, I’d also say it would most likely not hurt you if you are applying to a school that is in your state as many admission officers may be familiar with your school instead of just 1 (which is a good thing if you are at an elite school). I say this because I know Harvard takes around 5-12 students each year from a certain school in MA. (I will leave the school anonymous). Last year they happened to take 9. Not to say all schools are like Harvard but something to consider.</p>
<p>But in general I’d say it probably does hurt you as it is just more competition. Considering there are a limited amount of slots, why would they want 3 students from a small town in PA (random state) when they can have 1 from PA, 1 from Sacramento, and 1 from New Delhi, India to attain the intently sought “diversity”?</p>
<p>Helps if you just worry about yourself and not your fellow applicants.</p>