<p>A friend and I applied to Harvard and Stanford early, respectively, and we both got in. Now he's applying to Stanford and I'm applying to Harvard in the regular round.</p>
<p>Do you think that these schools will reject us RD because someone else from the school already got in and they want geographic diversity? Do you think that, since we were both qualified for Stanford/Harvard, that we'll be admitted to the other school we applied to? Or do you think that our odds of getting in are unaffected by the other person from our school getting in?</p>
<p>If it helps, we're from a large, public, noncompetitive school who hasn't sent a kid to either one in 4 years</p>
<p>I don’t think colleges have school quotas- I think they admit people based on their own merits. You and your friend are obviously very qualified so I think you both have good chances for RD; however, the applicant pools are going to be different so they might be looking for all types of people to fill up their class. I don’t think either of you will affect the other one getting admitted, though. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think the odds of you getting in to the other school IS affected.<br>
But who cares? </p>
<p>The more important question is why are you wasting your time applying to another school? </p>
<p>I would be more concerned about having to reject a strong school which may affect the chances of a younger sibling or a student from your high school gaining acceptance next year. There have been threads on CC where people talk about how rejections hurt the next year’s class.</p>
<p>@lagunal I’m applying because Harvard gives better aid, he’s applying because Stanford’s a close 2nd and he wants it as an option in case he changes his mind. If we both get in and reject the schools we applied to RD for the schools we applied to REA, would that hurt the chances of those who apply next year?</p>
<p>In the long run No since they’d just grab someone from the waitlisted, but in the short run it might disappoint someone who might have been accepted but put on the waitlist because you “took their spot.”</p>
<p>I know this is only one example but my school got 3/3 REA this year to Stanford. I’ve also heard a story of 16/40 of a graduating class getting accepted. I think it really just depends on your merit and if it does affect your application probably not by very much.</p>
<p>The “HS quota” question comes up often on CC. For selective schools, the only reason to limit the no. of accepts from any one school would be the desire to “spread the wealth” – but to what end? Do they want to keep some principal happy? They are under no obligation to look out for any organization besides their own. Stanford could easily admit a dozen from one HS one year due to that group’s prowess and then admit zero for the next ten if no one of note applies. </p>
<p>Stanford isn’t trying to please anyone – thus no need to “set-aside” slots for any school.</p>
<p>(And yes, I’m aware of the discussion of traditional “feeder” schools that every year get a continual stream of students to top schools)</p>