<p>I read a lot of posts stating that "your school's history of sending students to [insert name of university]" comes into play during admissions. I am guessing that the more students your school sends to top schools then the more competitive you are. Though it sounds like you just have more competition within your own school. Of course some people make this statement as if it is normal for most schools to send students to top colleges. I know of no one from my school to go to such colleges. How does this influence admissions? Does it just mean that they are unfamiliar with your school? Maybe it shows that your school is not very competitive? Maybe it shows that you are the needle in the haystack?</p>
<p>This is just a thought I have had for the past few days.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation. On rare years, we will have, at most, 1 student who gets accepted to a top 50 college, but usually no students will be accepted into a top 50 school. I think it usually shows that you are a needle in the haystack as long as you scored around the universities SAT range, and have a high GPA. It is a lot harder for kids from deficient high schools to get high SAT than those who go to top ranked schools.</p>
<p>The university(ies) that you apply to usually get a school record along with your application, so they will know exactly how well your school performs academically, and how many AP classes it offers.</p>
<p>Idk but a whole lot of people from my school go to Berkeley. And a few go to cal tech MIT and the ivies each year. I go to a top 100 school in the nation though so that’s probably why</p>