<p>My high school is one of the oldest schools in the state (about 60+ years) and have never sent a person to an ivy league school (at least for undergrad). Would the admissions people know of this? If they do, would this be a possible hook?</p>
<p>It's not that we don't have people applying though. There were kids in the past that got accepted to ivy league schools but ended up choosing smaller liberal arts colleges instead (quite a popular choice here).</p>
<p>Most regional representatives are familiar with the schools in their territory; the average student profile, the rigor of the curriculum, the average number of students who apply and the # of students from the high school in attendance.</p>
<p>Is it a hook? Not for an Ivy. </p>
<p>It's probably not a disadvantage but certainly not an advantage. If YOU have special considerations (rural or socioeconomic or ethnic diversity) then MAYBE. But not because your school...</p>
<p>Most colleges keep a profile of HS. If kid from your school have applied and not attend, then it may be an unhook. If you really want to attend an ivy, then you should let them know that. Your counselor should also let your regional rep know. Yield rate is important to colleges, even to ivies.</p>
<p>Your school never having sent a student to an Ivy League college could either mean that few students have applied, or that those who did apply were not particularly outstanding. Make sure you are outstanding by doing things BEYOND your high school's curriculum and available activities.</p>
<p>THe fact that few have gone from your school to the ivy league is infact a non-hook/bad sign. If your school sent 100 people to the ivy league every year (cough Thom. Jeff. School of science and technology) then it would be a lot easier to get in that from a school that never sent a kid to the ivy league because apparently they must think that the school doesnt have things they would desire.</p>
<p>Ok so I talked to a Yale rep. for my area (Phoenix metropolitan) and she said that the school would be a tipping factor in the decision. She said she didn't see a lot of kids from my particular school and city (I live in a suburb) apply to Yale so she said that shows I am really interested in Yale. Don't know about the other ivies though.</p>
<p>Any suggestion on how to show a school you are really interested in them?</p>
<p>Ahem ahem, my HS is basically on black list of a very good lets say top 10 school. Like 7 years ago, an ED applicant really ****ed that school off badly.</p>
<p>Every school blacklists certain schools. Despite our schools sending about 100 kids to ivies ,Princeton hates us.</p>
<p>Logically, I am convinced Yale has blacklisted my public high school. </p>
<p>My school (ranked in the top 100 gold medal schools by US News)
sends a healthy % to HPMS and the other IVy's but has
not had a single admit to Yale in at least 5+ years.</p>
<p>I am glad that the graduate program at Yale will have nothing to do with
the UG admissions.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Well I am convinced Princeton has blacklisted my school based on real evidence. Its common knowledge that Princeton has tended to shy away from us BX Sci and Stuy students.</p>
<p>What evidence is that, collegehopeful78? I have to admit, I don't believe any of these top schools 'blacklist' other schools. I think the admissions pool is just so competitive that it's simply hard to get in if you attend a competitive suburban high school in an affluent neighborhood, especially if you don't ED.</p>