<p>A lot of the time, it depends a lot on a school’s relationship with the university. Admissions people tend to know certain high schools better than others so some high schools get lots of kids into one university but not another. For example, my high school gets one kid into Harvard every five years, one to Princeton every year, and two into Stanford every year, roughly speaking. This doesn’t have to do with the students’ applications or credentials, but the university’s perception of the high school.</p>