<p>If I'm in the top ten percent of the number one high school in the state, how much of a factor would that play on an application? Obviously it'll be important, but to what extent? Basically if you've had any experience with this sort of situation, feel free to chime in. </p>
<p>High school ranking is important, but I don’t know about school ranking. They’re assessing you for their college, not the high school you go to. I have a friend from a town with “little” in the name, and she just finished her freshman year at Harvard. </p>
<p>Ah ok, well I mean I don’t want to discount the possibility of somebody making it into a prestigious college even though they’re from a lower ranked high school. Thanks for the input. </p>
<p>“I don’t want to discount the possibility of somebody making it into a prestigious college even though they’re from a lower ranked high school.”</p>
<p>No offense, but that sounds kind of arrogant. Colleges do take into account the quality of the high school and if it is well known they may into students from that school more, but the difference is negligible when you consider how many high schools there are in the United States. Just as students from relatively unheard of high schools can get into highly selective schools, the rank of the school does not make up for deficiencies in your application if there are any</p>
<p>Alright, but I’m not really sure how that’s arrogant. I just didn’t want make it seem as if though I was making any sort of blanket statement. I see what you’re saying though about how the difference is negligible, and it’s not going to make up for anything that could be seen as a weakness. </p>
<p>I was thinking about this, and I would like to also say that a competitive high school has certain benefits. It might have some more extracurriculars/ways to volunteer and better guidance through the app process. </p>