<p>Only one kid from my school has ever applied to Brown. He was a great student, but got rejected. I talked to him the other day and he joked "maybe they'll accept you because they feel bad for not letting in anyone from our school"</p>
<p>and so, I thought about this, and wondered if that might be true. Do college adcoms ever do things like "We've never admitted a kid from this school before...so let's at least accept this kid" or anything similar?</p>
<p>it seems like it would be similar to the thought "we've admitted a bunch of students from this school, so no more!" Anyway, they probably dont, but I'm just curious to hear your thoughts.</p>
<p>I don't think they really care. After all, thousands of students are admitted to Brown annually, there's no reason to think an adcom would be able to remember how many kids were admitted from each individual high school. It seems pretty unlikely to me that being from a high school that doesn't apply much to a certain college would help your chances. Being from a REGION that doesn't apply much to a certain college might make a difference, though.</p>
<p>JimmyEatWorld711, is right, the school doesn't matter, but region does. If your from Utah and have the same grades and income status as a New Yorker, you will get in over the New Yorker.</p>
<p>Colleges always want to admit a certain number of internationals. So the strong applicants among internationals will get there spot and will not be bumped out by the US citizens.</p>