<p>I was wondering if the number of people at your HS applying to the same college makes a big difference in chances of acceptance. My HS is #5 in the state and has lots of impressive students... how many students max would a college accept from one school? Is it better to compete against someone from another school?</p>
<p>Depends sometimes on the state. What state are you from ?</p>
<p>Georgia, it's a public school. I know GA is considered an educationally dumb state, the schools in my area (one of most affluent suburbs in state and nation) are nationally ranked.</p>
<p>I would be surprised if schools look at the number of applicants from a particular school when they are reviewing.....possibly they tally it up afterwards....I think most look at each candidate on his / her own...Good luck</p>
<p>chs...affluent suburb, top school, oh my, i think we might be going to the same school haha (fulton?)...this is sketch. but i think competition within the state is more important than within the school.</p>
<p>I help recruit for one of the HYP schools. My local HS had 4 admits last year -- an extreme statistical anomaly. Usually they admit 0-2 per year. Basically the kids were great and the college didn't care that they were from the same HS.</p>
<p>amongst the ultra selectives, usually you're against the aggregate pool of applicants in your geographical region, not your HS. HTH and good luck</p>
<p>In our HS, those accepted to top schools weren't the highest ranked, although they were still in the top 1-10%. GPA isn't everything - top schools aren't necessarily looking for "hardest working" students who spend all their time studying. So don't worry about who else is applying. Our val was shocked that those lower ranked than she were admitted to numerous schools while she wasn't.</p>
<p>I think it can happen, though maybe it's unusual. A friend's son went to a well-known public high school, and he was pulled off the waiting list at his preferred college less than a day after his friend turned down a place at that college. It could have been coincidence, but both of the students felt that there was one spot between them at that college, based on their similar profiles. Maybe it was just the easiest way for the admission committee to find a similar student to the one who turned them down.</p>
<p>I asked that same question at several of the info sessions last year. Some schools said they don't compare students from the same HS and some said they do. It depends on the school, I suppose. Then again, one of the schools that said they prefer not to admit too many from the same HS accepted 7 from one of the prestigious HS in NYC. Go figure...</p>
<p>When my son turned down Yale, he heard lots of negatives. Soon after, one of his friends from our area (different HS) got in off the waitlist - not sure if it was his slot but I guess not many decline Yale. Both kids wound up happy with their decisions.</p>
<p>Competition from high school classmates can be a significant admissions factor at many colleges and universities. Depends on the practices of the admissions committee at the particular college or university. Some reps read by region and weed out the weaker applicants high school by high school before submitting remaining files to the full admissions comm. Practices vary by institution. Does not affect elite prep schools as much as other schools. Also varies year to year at a particular college due to class building goals and needs.</p>