<p>I'm not sure if question's already been asked, or if this is in the right place, but I figure I'm asking this question strictly in the context of Johns Hopkins... so here goes.</p>
<p>I don't know whether or not this is true, but from what I've heard, it seems that an applicant's chances of being admitted are reduced if another student from the same school is applying... is there any truth to this belief? Does the adcom establish a limit on applicants that can be accepted per school?</p>
<p>I don't think you should worry too much about that. I know plenty of people who had multiple students admitted to Hopkins from their school. As for a limit, well, I think almost 30 kids were admitted from my school last year.</p>
<p>It may hurt in the sense that the admissions committee will be able to compare the applications from the same school side to side and subsequently compare how well each applicant took advantage of the opportunities available to him or her.</p>
<p>But really, don't stress too much about it. It seems like a very insignificant factor, if one at all, if you are a qualified applicant. Good luck!</p>
<p>Simple answer - not something to worry about. The number of applicants from a certain school does not impact admissions decisions for applicants from that school. Each applicant is reviewed individually, and independent of their classmates -- they though are reviewed against the competitiveness of the entire applicant pool.</p>
<p>AdmissionsDaniel-- I know this is the standard line from adcoms, but it seems like this isn't the case. For instance, the school I applied to EA had only one applicant from my school last year. She was accepted with lower stats than me, but this year three students from my school applied and only the person with the highest gpa of the three of us was accepted. I know there is more than one explanation for this, but it seems to happen alot.</p>
<p>Yes, it is true for some colleges.</p>
<p>I am not sure how other it works at other universities, my comments were just for how it works at Hopkins. Though it is the "standard line," it is also the way it works - we do not limit the number of applicants from a school who can be admitted.</p>
<p>I will say that thinking that such a policy exists at other schools by just looking at GPAs (or academic stats for that matter) is a false assumption. As I have said numerous times, adcoms at highly selective schools look at applicants comprehensively -- try to find the best "matches" for their specific schools -- and competition can vary each year. Typically, because one student was admitted one year, does not impact how applicants will be reviewed the next year.</p>
<p>Sorry daniel. I didn't mean to sound hostile or anything. I'm glad that's the way it works at hopkins. It's just frustrating for students when they don't understand why they aren't accepted some place when someone last year was accepted with lower stats :(.</p>
<p>I also have found that the college counselors at my school tend to discourage people from applying to someplace early if there are alot of qualified students already applying, because it may hurt their chances. Maybe this is for a different reason, but it sort of lends itself well to the theory about a certain number from each school.</p>