<p>The way I understand it, prestigious colleges evaluate applicants based on how well they perform in the context of their schools. I attended a very prestigious and demanding high school in NY freshman year but then my family moved to MI at the beginning of sophomore year and I ended up going to the local high school. I think its obvious that the curriculum at the school I attended in 9th grade is much harder than that of my current school (Algebra 2 there was harder than AP Calc BC here and I’m not even joking). My grades reflected that gap in difficulty and therefore… well … basically I’m not the valedictorian because of 2 A- from my old school. I also couldn’t continue many of the EC’s. Would anyone who has been in a similar situation like to share their experiences. If you were an admission officer, how would you evaluate my case. I would appreciate any thoughts and comments.</p>
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<p>MrMom, you started my weekend with a smile. Thanks.</p>