<p>My son came from a HS pretty much unknown to schools outside the south and NE. Once every 5 years, someone gets into Harvard. I counseled son’s close friend to apply to Princeton and he got in, and he was Presidential scholar. I did not think he would get into Yale. My son was the first and last to attend his college. His close friend, a year younger, was accepted and chose another school. I don’t think any one has ever been accepted into Stanford or Yale. </p>
<p>It definitely is an uphill battle from an unknown HS than from the prep schools in area. </p>