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Boston Latin is a public school, not private, and many of its students do not come from wealthy families. As stated in my earlier post, Boston Latin is expected to have a high acceptance rate at selective colleges because it is a selective magnet with a low acceptance rate (only high GPA + high test score students may attend), not because the colleges assume Boston Latin grads won’t need financial aid and favor wealthy students over those who may need financial aid. Among equally qualified apps, I’d expect the highly selective colleges we have been discussing to favor the lower income student over the higher income because it’s more of a noteworthy feat to achieve at stellar level while overcoming difficult circumstances than to achieve when your life and school are full of opportunities, SAT tutors, etc. </p>
<p>Of course all of this is irrelevant to my earlier post. As stated in my earlier post, I used Boston Latin as an example of GPA and SAT not trumping everything for Brown admissions, due to Boston Latin students’ low acceptance rate to Brown (compared to other selective colleges). In my earlier post, I explained why I believed the Brown acceptance rate was low, in spite of expected high-stat, top students applying and how that fits with Brown’s CDS info.</p>