<p>“No, they don’t. There are only a relative handful of schools in the country that consistently have a sizable # of applications to elite schools. Don’t kid yourself - there are tons of applicants to elite schools who are the only applicant either that year or ever. Again, there are 30,000 hs in the country; can you guys stop acting as though affluent suburban high schools are all of them?”</p>
<p>Depends on what you know and if you know anything. Tons of applicants apply but the whole point is they don’t get admitted. Who is getting admitted always has a pattern.</p>
<p>I pay attention to schools in my city and I dont live in the suburbs. I know approximately how many kids are recruited by a college from the city and which colleges prefer which high schools. Based on what Perazziman mentioned, I have an idea of the school she is referring to. The number can be one or more for a specific college from a single high school but consistent in terms of whether they accept or don’t accept from a specific school. It is not that hard to understand a pattern. All you have to do is be interested in the patterns. If your school has never sent a kid to a specific college, the odds are against you. If they do, you have to see what type of kid does get accepted normally from your school to see if that works for you.</p>
<p>HImom - USC admissions this year is not a reflection on your nephew but how much it has changed due to introduction of Commonapp. the applications jumped by 20% to 46,000 and the rate dropped below 20% for the first time at USC.</p>