I read somewhere that highly selective colleges (more specifically: Ivies, Stanford, John Hopkins) usaully only accept one student per high school…See I’m kind of worried because I am one of the two students in my school who’s aiming to get into Top-tier Colleges. The only problem is that my “competitor” (not sure what to call him…lol) has a slightly better record than me. I got one C in 9th grade, when he got an A. Our extra curriculars are virtually the same. I’ve done tae kwon do for 8 years, he’s done golf for 8 years. I’m in French Club and Honorary, he’s in Spanish Club and Honorary. We’ll both be in NHS, Math Honorary, and Science Honorary. We’ve virtually have the same schedule for our last 2 years. After first semester senior year he will be valedictorian and I’ll be ranked 3rd (possibly 2nd, but unlikely). The only thing I can think of that I’ve got going for me is the fact that I’m a minority: west indian (carribean). So back to my question, is it true that most top-tier colleges compare students from the same school to one another and then only pick one? I would hope we would both be able to get accepted into our top schools…
<p>I wouldn't expect those schools to only accept one kid per school if they want both of them.</p>
<p>No that is completely false. If they like both students, they will take them.</p>
<p>Oh, thanks. Hope you two are right</p>
<p>the majority of schools would not have two qualified applicant from the same school. However many private schools and upper-tier public schools definitly send two or more applicants to ives on a yearly basis. It does become more challenging to get get several accpetences from the same school, but those colleges don't have 1 per school restrictions</p>
<p>"I read somewhere that highly selective colleges (more specifically: Ivies, Stanford, John Hopkins) usaully only accept one student per high school."</p>
<p>That's a rumor started by people who don't understand the process. Students aren't competing against students in their h.s., but really against students in their regions. That may mean that several students or no students come from a particular h.s. depending on how the students compare to other students in the region.</p>
<p>I know that Harvard doesn't care how many students it accepts from a h.s. One Boston public school gets about 30 students a year into Harvard. In my own area, the only Harvard accepted students last year came from the same public h.s., and I anticipate the same will be true this year, but the students will come from a different h.s.</p>
<p>A school make take only a select number of students from a region, but not school. I would guess that a top student from Hawaii would have a much better chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student with identical stats from California.</p>
<p>4 Kids from my class (82 kids total) got accepted to Stanford EA...Proof enough for me that this theory is wrong...</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, more than five students in my public school class are bound for Harvard. This rumor is undoubtedly false.</p>
<p>I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think top schools only accept one student per school during the ED/EA round (others can get in during regular decision). Any proof against this?</p>
<p>No, I doubt it. Two people from my class got into Yale through ED.</p>
<p>kfc4u, 6 students from my son's class of 123 were accepted EA/ED to MIT, 5 to Stanford, 3 to Penn, and 3 to U Chicago. I'd say that's a decent proof point.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>mootmom, which high school is that?</p>
<p>At my school, 3 students were accepted by Yale EA; each student was equally as qualified as the other two students.</p>
<p>um that's so false. last year's class 2 kids got into HARVARD. so yea...whoever told you that should bite their tongue damn bastards. lol</p>
<p>kfc4u, it's the Harker School in San Jose.</p>