<p>^ post 18. Adcoms will be savvy to that. They’ll look at the individual. They can’t expect him to have “caught up” in one semester. So, they will look at how he performed before the move and how he took on the new challenges. </p>
<p>It’s true top dog at a less competitive hs isn’t as good as at a competitive hs. And, that some college awards are simply based on rank, wherever the kid was. But, this is a circumstance where there is no one playing field to assess him on. We’re talking Cornell and Vandy. Holistic.</p>
<p>Make sure he shines in the CA, the “rest of the story,” beyond stats. Good luck.</p>