Competitiveness of school affecting a person's chances to Ivies?

Test Preparation
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<p>I go to an extremely uncompetitive catholic school; ranked #1, most rigorous schedule ever, highest SAT/ACT ever, etc. I was wondering…does going to an extremely uncompetitive school, like mine, where the average SAT floats around 1350 (out of 2400) help my chances or hurt them?</p>

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<p>well it will definitely help your chances if your stats are 2 standard deviations from the average stats of those at your school haha</p>

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<p>bump 10char?</p>

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<p>it will hurt</p>

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<p>In theory, neither. The idea is that because you come from an uncompetitive school, your scores (relative to the entire applicant pool) are likely to be lower. To compensate for this, many colleges also look at you in comparison to the rest of your school, with the intention that these two factors should cancel out. In practice, it might help you a little if you’re a strong applicant. </p>

<p>Disclaimer: this is mostly conjecture; I don’t really know much about the admissions process.</p>

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<p>so in theory, would the colleges add the difference of my school’s average to the national average onto my scores?( 34 ACT, 2120 SAT) and my school floats around 1350 sat, 18-19 act</p>

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<p>any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>No, they don’t add the difference. The leveling will be in the opportunity to take advanced classes. And if you come from a disadvantaged background then you have a boost.</p>

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<p>“The leveling will be in the opportunity to take advanced classes”
What is this supposed to mean?</p>