Effect of Classmates' Being Admitted

T26E4
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:36:43 +0000

The conventional wisdom is that individual achievement trumps any sort of “quota” for admitees per school. Two years ago, my HYP alma mater accepted 4 kids from my nearby school. They usually admit 0-1 each year. That year, the applicants must have been particularly strong individuals.

And whatever the real answer is: you can’t do anything about it right?