<p>I've noticed many acceptance threads that ask how many applications from your high school were sent to a particular institution. </p>
<p>What is the significance of this?</p>
<p>Top colleges will only take a certain number from any one school. Nothing is cast in stone, but they want representation from as many places as possible. So while harvard may take 10 from Andover or St. Paul’s, taking more than one or two from an average school would be unusual.</p>