<p>What are the chances to go to a elite college like MIT, Ivy league and Princeton?, does a student from a public school have less chance than those who at elite ones like Milton, Andover, Exter, Groton?</p>
<p>Interesting question. I’m intrigued as well, anyone with experience with this topic care to answer?</p>
<p>The simple answer I’d give is no. Overall chances going to an elite school are low, but going to an elite hs doesn’t affect you greatly and going to a public hs doesn’t harm you. It may seem like students from prestigious high schools have better chances, but it’s probably because they worked hard in the first place and all the students that attend the school are smart. When you apply to college, some schools compare you to the students @ your own school in the applicant pool, so they know how your school is in grading and whatnot. Either way, as long as your credentials are strong enough and you’ve done all that you could in your school, it shouldn’t be a problem.</p>
<p>Going to an elite high school significantly helps your chance at private Us below top 20 and LACs below 8 or so. For tip top schools it can often make getting in harder.</p>
<p>The elite prep schools are BURSTING at the seams with ivy and top school legacies, recruited athletes and children of the very wealthy and famous. You will have to be a true stand out to get into a top school behind that crowd.</p>
<p>The elite high schools prepare you very well for college. They also have very high average SATs. And many of their grads are full pay. So chances are very good at the vast majority of colleges.</p>
<p>I’m currently at a private prep high school now anyway, thanks for the responses</p>
<p>Private high schools have an enormous range. From the top ones that send 30% plus to ivies to those that barely send all to 4 year colleges.</p>
<p>Do they care what school you came from?, we sent a couple kids to the Ivy last year</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think it matters. A kid from public school has just as much chance as a person who went to private school, granted they had the same academic statistics!
I know plenty of kids from my HS that have gotten into great schools. I think high school prep schools just prepare you more for the work you get in college.</p>
<p>@veryviolet </p>
<p>thank you ^^</p>
<p>School matters a great deal. How is the question. A private school than sends a couple per year to ivies is non competitive. There are top publics that send 10% to ivies. Top privates send 30% plus to ivies. they all have their advantages and disadvantages, but school DOES matter a great deal.</p>
<p>True, the school I am going is not very competitive</p>
<p>I guess the school doesn’t really matter then, I’m taking all the AP courses now .</p>
<p>Rollin.</p>
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<p>Stanford dean of admissions explains it.</p>
<p>Some of the top schools deliberately limit how many students from a given HS they admit so if an elite school has several students applying to the same selective college–all likely to all have great scores and ECs–an elite HS can work against a student.</p>
<p>All decent private colleges limit how many they take from any one high school.</p>