<p>I'm applying EA next year to Uchicago. Yet, I am wondering is it in my favor or against me that barely anyone from my school ever applies to Uchicago? I think only 2 students have gotten accepted there in the past 5 years or more, and I'd say 15 students in the past 5 years have applied (there are about 360 students in each grade, so thats 15 students out of about 1800), and they've all applied RD, except for 2 students applied early. So will it be in my favor in U of C sees me as someone who genuinely wants to go to their school and apply early, who comes from a school where most kids do not even apply?</p>
<p>There are lots of high schools that the top colleges almost never receive applications from. Honestly, I don’t think it will have any effect either way.</p>
<p>I doubt it, unless you live in like South Dakota.</p>
<p>^Ditto.</p>
<p>It won’t help…you’re not competing against your classmates, and with an applicant pool as big as for U. Chicago, it will most definitely not make a difference.</p>
<p>It helps you if in previous years a handful or two of students from you school applied, were accepted and now attend a particular selective college. It means that the colleges can compare your grades to the successful applicants, and if yours compare favorably it’s a big plus. It also typically means that the particular selective college has established a relationship with your GC. Your GC is then in a position to help your case, especially in borderline situations.</p>