<p>Someone from the same year applied early to a private university and got accepted?</p>
<p>please bump?</p>
<p>depends. Elite Private schools send many many students to ives every year. That happens because a lot of their students are good to begin with. My school however, sends one to ivy every 5-6 years. I would say as long as you're a qualified applicant (doesn't matter where you go or whether someone previously applied to the same school), you'll be competitive anywhere you apply.</p>