A question I have had...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am a junior now looking to apply to college and I have run into a dilemma. Since sophomore year I have attended IMSA (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy). Now that I have been there for 1.5 years I have noticed that, due to harder classes/competition, my grades are not nearly as high as they would have been at my original high school.</p>

<p>So, I was wondering what all of your opinions were on the matter. Does going to a school like IMSA help or hurt my chances for getting into college? Its not like I would ever regret going to IMSA as it is a much better school and I love the challenge, but this question has been bugging me for awhile now.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Well, if you are highly ranked, then it won’t matter as much. Plus admissions officers take the diffculty of schools into consideration.</p>

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<p>Compare a valedictorian from the #1 high school and the valedictorian from the #314159 high school in America.</p>

<p>You’d value the first choice more than the second choice, and I assume that admission officers do the same.</p>

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<p>Only on CC do people use pi as a random number instead of just randomly hitting their keyboards… </p>

<p>@ OP: Don’t worry; colleges take difficulty of the school into account. It definitely looks good that you go to such a competitive school, and standardized tests will also help you prove your ability compared to applicants from other schools.</p>

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<p>"Only on CC do people use pi as a random number instead of just randomly hitting their keyboards… "</p>

<p>^only on CC do they notice that the other person used pi LOL.</p>

<p>CC makes me smile hahaa.</p>

<p>and to the OP, i agree with the others - colleges take school difficulty into great consideration</p>

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<p>“Well, if you are highly ranked, then it won’t matter as much.”</p>

<p>FWIW, IMSA doesn’t rank.</p>