<p>Do any of you know how much competition within a school matters when applying to colleges? Of course, this is one of those mysterious, “only adcoms really know” questions, but i was curious about your ideas. </p>
<p>I ask because there’s one or two other students in my grade who have a better shot of getting into yale than i do. Granted, i feel somewhat qualified myself, but i’ve never known my school (of about 350/grade) to send more than 1 person to yale in a given year. I know it doesn’t put you out of the running, but how much does it hurt to have 1-2 more qualified people than you apply to yale?</p>