I recently applied SCEA to my top choice of school and did not think I knew of anyone else in my high school applying early to the same school, but today I was recently informed by a friend of mine that one of my classmates is also applying to the school SCEA. I am a bit worried because I know colleges will compare the strength of my application not only to those in my geographical area, but also to others who are applying from the same school. The classmate who is also applying has one glaring advantage over me: a better GPA (close to 4.0 unweighted whereas I have 3.7) and therefore a better class rank. I was just wondering if this one issue would end my chances of getting accepted/deferred early action because I don’t think the college I’m applying to would take more than one student from my school in the early round (correct me if I’m wrong). Has anyone else had the same experience where they ended up pleasantly surprised by their college’s decision?
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I actually moved to my current high school my junior year from a far more competitive school that does not allow students to take AP classes until their junior year (with the exception of languages and AP Comp Sci). My grades from my previous school are what brought my GPA down, but I’ve currently maintained a 4.0 throughout my time here (junior year and thus far senior year). Would this change anything?