Competitive High School?

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<p>Does having a "competitive" high school really help you? I go to a big public school in Florida (3000+ kids) that doesn't send many off to ivies; I'd be one of the few. To paint a picture, I took the SAT II's at my own school with five other kids, all of which went to a private school nearby.</p>

<p>What does competitive mean, and can it really help you get accepted? It sounds to me that if your school has tons of kids that are ivy-oriented, it would hurt you, but that might just be a delusion of mine.</p>

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<p>There's an interesting thread on the parents forum about how kids from NYC fare in college admissions. It contains a lot of talk about elite private schools in NYC, but also discussion of competitive public high schools and regular public high schools and how all these environments affect your chances.</p>

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<p>That's neat, thank you.</p>