<p>Moreover…the reason why schools immediately surrounding and/or in Palo Alto have a higher number of students admitted historically over the years is mainly due to FACULTY connections more than anything else (it just makes logical sense that faculty children should be attending schools close to Palo Alto…if not Gunn or Paly then Menlo or Harker)…</p>
<p>…but as you get further away from Palo Alto…there are less faculty connections to Stanford…as attested by the fact that even Lowell in San Francisco (the preeminent powerhouse magnet school similar to Bronx School or Stuyvesant) had ZERO acceptance out of 70 applicants in 2012 and had only TWO acceptances out of 70 plus applicants in 2013…</p>
<p>…Stanford is no different than Harvard in its practices…accepting a higher proportion of FACULTY students attending nearby high schools in and around Cambridge (like Cambridge Rindge and Latin School or Boston Latin…along with many private prep schools close by)…</p>
<p>…what is interesting is that the sheer number of applicants from one school does not necessarily mean MORE students will be accepted to Stanford (as the above example illustrates)…on the contrary, I have consistently seen a higher percentage of acceptances coming from certain wealthy suburban highly academic-ranking public high schools (small student populations overall) in the bay-area and beyond…</p>
<p>…so, don’t read too much into HOW many apply from your school…it may or may not help you depending on the CLIENTELE that attends that school…</p>