<p>For the most selective universities, are applicants from the same school being compared by admission officers? Say that my friend and I are both applying to Yale, will we be viewed together side by side? Thx lotz</p>
<p>Most likely, yes.</p>
<p>while you may not be view side by side, you may have different readers, you are going to both be evaluated based on what your school offers as far as taking the most rigerous courses and doing well in those courses. It will be the other factors: essays, reqs, interview (if applicable) that will differientiate you.</p>