<p>Yay! My first thread (: A bunch of people from my school go to this site, so I thought I might check it out. Anyhow, without further ado...</p>
<p>Do colleges place quotas on the amount of students admitted from a particular high school? Specifically in the early action round?</p>
<p>In my school, the graduating class had 2 seniors admitted to Stanford SCEA and 2 seniors admitted to MIT EA. One boy, one girl. So I was wondering, if this was just an anomaly, or if there was some sort of quota in place. I am well aware there are quotas set in place for specific states (ie. it is much easier for a Montana applicant to gain acceptance, than say a Texas applicant, and even more so for a New York applicant).</p>
<p>Any thoughts? I would really appreciate it as I am unsure where to apply early action (mainly because a lot of very qualified people from my school apply to MIT EA, so I don't know if I should apply somewhere else in order to avoid competition).</p>
<p>There are no official quotas for the top schools. However, certainly it is easier to compare applicants from the same school than cross school or cross state. </p>
<p>To illustrate the lack of quotas, consider princeton:
[Number</a> of Students in the Class of 2013 by Geographic Region](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/map.htm]Number”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/map.htm)
This URL shows that in the 2013 admissions cycle (HS class of 2009), there were NO students attending from Montana and there were certainly far fewer in the upper midwest than, say, NJ. </p>
<p>So, back to your question. Certainly, there is some advantage to being from a less represented state or school but only provided that other admissions criteria are met. In the grand scheme of things, having others from your school apply will not affect you nor are there any quotas from specific schools.</p>
<p>Also, competition from your school will not affect you, only your qualification will determine your admittance.</p>