<p>Sorry if this is a repetitive question - I’ve been looking around CC for the answer, but can’t find it.</p>
<p>I got to a really, really competitive school where multiple people in my graduating class have prestigious science awards and stuff like Boys Nation, USSYP, etc. A lot of kids have 2300+ SAT scores and we have dozens of NM Semis every year. Plus each kid has like 10+ APs. When we all apply to top schools, will the adcoms evaluate us against each other??</p>
<p>colleges want as many future president/noble prize winners/super heros as they can get. whether or not a disproportional amount of kids come from one school is irrelevant. colleges are fundamentally selfish organizations.</p>
<p>I’m wondering the same thing</p>
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<p>In a short answer, yes. There are two things to consider. First, the top US high schools do get more kids into top universities than regular high schools. TJ got I think more than a dozen kids into Harvard last year. So there are no quotas. But secondly you are indeed compared to other kids from your school; if you go to a really competitive high school it’s likely that HYPMS type schools will already be familiar with the kind of opportunities available at your specific school and you will be judged on a very different standard than a kid from Nowhere, Nebraska. Essentially you’re competing against other competitive kids from your competitive HS.</p>
<p>Sigh.</p>
<p>I wish I were from Nowhere, Nebraska.</p>
<p>It seems that every year, no more than 2 kids get into each top school. Except 5 to UChicago and 4 to Wharton a couple years ago.</p>