<p>My friend was telling me about how Stanford doesn't look at an applicant in comparison with applicants from around the country; they look at who that person was within the High School he attended. I.e. If an applicant were ranked 12 in his class and were one of 10 IB diploma candidates, that would look good. Is this true for Yale?</p>
<p>yes its true for most top schools</p>
<p>that's what i've heard as well.</p>
<p>i've also heard that depending on how well the previous year's yield rate for your high school, yale can be either "generous" or "stingy" regarding admission. whatever that means lol. </p>
<p>if that's true...gahh. only 2 ppl got into yale from my school (both EA) and one of them's turning Yale down!!! noooooo...</p>
<p>ahaha anyway...</p>
<p>at my school nobody has ever applied to Yale, it's kind of wierd since we do have a lot of smart people; anyway; is this a good thing or a bad thing?</p>
<p>It always pains me to hear people asking this question, largely because I was the one asking it a year and a half ago.</p>
<p>It will ABSOLUTELY NOT hurt you. Rather, being the first person from your high school to apply to Yale will highlight your ambition and enthusiasm. I am the first person from my high school to apply to Yale (I believe - first to attend or to have been accepted, at least), and it certainly didn't hurt me - I'll be a student there in a few months. ;)</p>
<p>that's awesome. congrats</p>
<p>My daughter was the first from her high school to be accepted to Yale (number 10 in her class, National Merit Commended Scholar). One other girl--class valedictorian, National Merit Scholar, concert violinist, editor of the newspaper, State Speech competition champion, etc.--applied and was turned down. (she was accepted at Harvard, Stanford and Princeton though)</p>
<p>I have to say there is little rhyme or reason visible to anyone outside of the Admissions office.</p>