<p>Florida public universities MUST take a certain number of kids from Florida public high schools. There is some kind of “quota” system to make it fair. I have a friend who is a guidance counselor at a public high school in Hialeah,Florida where the kids are definitely at a disadvantage economically when compared to more affluent area. The Valedvictorian had well under the average SAT score and not many AP’s are offered there. Of course, she was accepted along with a few others. Private schools do not have the same “deal” with the state so many less students are admitted.</p>