Do colleges only accept a certain amount of students from each high school?

Applying to College
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<p>A lot of kids from my high school (probably 10-15) want to go to USC's Honors College. Are they only going to accept a certain number from each high school? Will this hurt my chances? I have a 4.56 weighted GPA and a 2010 (730 Math, 660 CR, 620 Writing) on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Your guidance counselor will know more than CC posters. Ask. </p>

<p>If not happy with the answer, post on USC forum</p>

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<p>I doubt it. Many highly ranked private schools (some with <100 in a class) are sending a disporportionate number of kids to top schools. Many better schools produce better students who in turn apply to better colleges.</p>

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<p>you are doomed.</p>

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<p>No doubt that elite colleges like to share the wealth, thus limiting admissions to any one school. The Honors question is best asked to your Guidance Counselor but if your school has Naviance, the track record of those apply and those accepted should be very easy to come by (along with their G.P.A. and scores.</p>

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<p>Yes, but only in a very limited amount of cases. You would probably know if this applies to you. The only schools that face this problem are the feeder schools to top colleges like Harvard-Westlake. It says so in The Gatekeepers. For the sake of diversity, Wesleyan generally won’t accept more than a certain amount of students from a particular school. However, this limit is not set in stone and is relatively high.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone.</p>

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<p>“No doubt that elite colleges like to share the wealth, thus limiting admissions to any one school.”</p>

<p>I’ve not seen this to be the case. My local HS got four admits to Yale 2 years ago: a statistical phenomenon when their accept rate went below 8% that year. Typically they get 1-2 admits/year. I’d say individuals who demonstrate particular strengths trump the fact whether or not they attend the same HS. </p>

<p>Also, we know that schools are also competing for the “best and brightest” too. They know that peer institutions are wooing the same kids. It wouldn’t be in the college’s best interest to put a cap on any particular school since it is competitive and only a handful of schools can bank on a high yield.</p>

<p>However, kids who attend the same HS may be very similar so as colleges look for a diverse class, an artificial quota may seem to exist. My thoughts on this…</p>