Geographical quotas? Competing for acceptance against those from your own school?

[BigKev]

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Rice only accepted 45% of those ranked #1 in their class, 36% of those in the top 5% (and only 14% of those ranked 6 - 10%)

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<p>I’m ranked just at about 9-10% in my HS and I got in. I guess I must’ve been really lucky, although it is a UW rank. My W rank would be in the top 5 if my school did that…but no…</p>