Small high school?

Colleges & Universities United States Naval Academy (USNA)
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<p>I attend a small, private high school, with around 120 total students attending, of which ~30 are in my grade. Does this hurt my chances since my accomplishments are perhaps a little easier to come by?</p>

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<p>nope, i got in and i was in the same situation (school of about 130, class of about 35).</p>

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<p>same here, got in from a school of ~180, class size of 43</p>

<p>here’s what rjrzoom57 told me about small schools when I posted my chance thread about a year ago:</p>

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<p>Thanks! That was exactly what I was looking for</p>

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<p>just to echo what others have said, I got in and was in a graduating class of 23</p>

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<p>graduating class of 13, and it was the first ever graduating class from my school (school is only 6 years old)…so don’t worry about your school or class size, just keep the grades up and do well on standardized testing and it won’t matter…</p>

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<p>I went to USNA from a h.s. class of 60 – all female. Makes no difference. </p>

<p>As a general rule, larger schools arguably have more opportunities to excel – more sports teams, more clubs, more student government positions, etc. – but more people competing for each of the leadership slots. Small schools have fewer students competing, but also fewer available slots. </p>

<p>It’s really about making the most of the opportunities you do have. For example, you can be president of your school science club of 200 members and do nothing. Or you can be president of your science club with only 10 members but make your club extremely active at school and/or in the community. </p>

<p>The school you attend is one thing that you, in many cases, can’t change. USNA knows that. So focus on doing your best where you are.</p>

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<p>I was about to say that larger schools have more opportunities – USNA1985 took the words right out of my mouth. I know a lot of larger schools that are able to offer their students more than a small school. In either case, how you let those opportunities effect you is more important.</p>

<p>Basically read USNA1985’s post, because she words it perfectly. =)</p>

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<p>My son graduated last Thursday along with his 38 classmates. He’s looking forward to I-day.</p>