<p>No. From my experience, private school students are admitted based on their standing compared to other applicants from within the same high school. For instance, I went to a very competitive high school. Because of that, many people who were more than qualified (4.0+ & 1300+) were denied, and were later accepted to places like Dartmouth, NYU, BC just to name a few. On the other hand, public school students are looked at very differently in the admissions process. </p>
<p>I know someone will probably take offense to this and try to refute my opinion but this what my experience and what my interaction with admits from private and public high schools has shown me.</p>