So who do I get compared against?

Consolation
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:11:42 +0000

Note: I know I bring up prep schools a lot, but this is simply because I realize that the majority of the acceptances given by T20 schools are to prep school students because of the academic rigor of the prep schools’ programs.



I don’t think this is true. The majority of T20 schools have more attendees from public school than private.

You might want to consider taking a couple more SATIIs, especially in subjects where you were homeschooled. Schools specifically state that they look at them for homeschoolers.

The only other piece of info I can give you is that I recently read an interview with the Yale admissions person, and he said that they typically did not favor homeschoolers. I was actually somewhat startled to read this, but given that Yale tends to like the BMOC type of student, I guess it isn’t as surprising as I thought.