<p>I just found out that another girl from my school is applying ed to Brandeis, there are 24 kids in my class. Do you think we could both get in?</p>
<p>Yes. Especially if you are not from MA or NY and you're both excellent students.</p>
<p>We are both good students, but she is a better student than me. She is a national merit scholar and did better on the SAT II, but I have a non-profit organization. What i am trying to say is that we have different strenghts.</p>
<p>I am not from ny or ma</p>
<p>To the extent that you're competing with other applicants, beyond the overall picture, you're being compared more to other applicants from your region (however Brandeis delineates it) than from your school.</p>