Admit two students from the same school?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Haverford College
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<p>Haverford is my first choice school, but I was unable to apply Early Decision because of some financial concerns in my family. However, somebody at my school was able to apply Early Decision and got in. Now, we're very different...he's an athlete, I'm more focused on music, but I have a higher class rank. </p>

<p>Now my question is, since he already got in, does that somehow lessen my chances of getting into Haverford? As I said, we're very different students, but I've been told that it's highly unlikely Haverford would admit two students from the same public high school. Is this true?</p>

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<p>Probably not true, is my guess. I mean, it may hurt your chances a little, but it's not like haverford would completely rule you out because you guys went to the same high school. There are lots of kids who went to the same school here. Two kids from the class above me from my high school are at Haverford now. Another girl and I were both accepted from my graduating class of about 100 (i'm a sophomore at haverford; she goes to barnard). I was accepted early and she was accepted regular. I mean i don't really know for sure, obviously, but given that there are a quite a few kids who went to the same high school here, i wouldn't be too worried about it.</p>

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<p>There was one year when Yale didn't accept anyone from my school and another year when they accepted six. </p>

<p>I'm guessing that it's the same for Haverford... if they really want you, they'll admit you, regardless of who else in your school applied too.</p>

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<p>Two kids from my school got in ED to Haverford this year--I'm guessing it doesn't matter.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for the replies. As I said, we're two different people, also that he wants to major in biology and I want to do English, so I didn't think it would be <em>that</em> big of a deal but everybody around me has been saying it's bad for me that he got in. So again, thank you for the reassurance.</p>

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<p>my friend got in ED and i got in RD. there's actually a lot of doubles in the class of 09.</p>

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I know this is from 10 years ago but my public nj high school just had three students admitted from early decision alone.