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<p>Two anecdotes don’t invalidate our statements. All top colleges will consider the context of your school and unless you have phenomenal test scores, don’t expect anything from being #10/300 at a noncompetitive high school.</p>
<p>Did you take the most rigorous course load available? If you did, it’ll probably come down to your scores. Standardized tests are the only way colleges can assess your intelligence from a high school they’ve never heard of.</p>