<p>I have no idea if this is true, but I've heard somebody say that the admission committee is divided by regions. That is, a group reading the apps from each region of the country.</p>
<p>My first question: IS this true?</p>
<p>If so, does that mean they're familiar with a lot of the schools from their own region? And know which high school is competitive, which ones are super easy/have severe grade inflation/deflation... etc??</p>
<p>usually when your counselor sends your rec, they also send a profile of your school. at least i think thats what they do</p>
<p>I think that adcoms are pretty familiar with most applicants’ high schools, especially since they travel around a lot for high school visits and college fairs. But like Feral said, your college counselor should send a profile of your school with your recommendation, so they’ll have at least some knowledge when reviewing your app.</p>
<p>it is true that they are split up by regions</p>
<p>They’re familiar with schools that send up a lot of applicants. But when it comes to most schools, I doubt their familiarity extends anywhere beyond “hmm, I might have seen the name before”.</p>
<p>i think cornell is attracted to schools named robert e. lee XD</p>
<p>i think most of the lee high schools in texas are represented here at cornell XD</p>
<p>Yes they know schools popular top-tier schools from around the country. Not sure how much of a difference it makes because it just allows them to compare you against someone else who’s applying from your school.</p>
<p>They do, but you have to realize how many high schools there are, and that it’s impossible to really know a ton about every single school.</p>
<p>im pretty sure they know NY state HS pretty well</p>
<p>I don’t think they’re all too familiar. My school sends 4-6 to Cornell every year, is ranked in the top 100 high schools in the U.S. and I remember bringing up the name and he had no idea.</p>