<p>I would talk to your GC of your past high school then, to find out what relationship your school has with both, and also next year, how many students from your HS may be applying to either. Both of these factors are important. Two students I know from our community had high test scores (over 2200SAT/34ACT), both with unweighted 4.0s at a top high school, both 8-10 AP courses, both with excellent extracurriculars and leadership – both were legacies and both were deferred from Dartmouth ED.</p>