Transferring from parochial to magnet?

ahammond
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:17:10 +0000

Ever since I attended SPLASH at MIT when I was younger, MIT has been my dream school. That was a few years ago, and I’m currently in a conundrum. I’ve been accepted to attend a selective magnet school (top MCAS scores in Massachusetts, various other honors). However, I’m currently a sophomore at a larger parochial school in New Hampshire, and I’m currently sitting at #1 rank. The magnet school doesn’t rank; however, seniors spend a year at a local tech college, while taking the freshman course load. Speaking from the perspective of an MIT admissions officer, would it be better for one to attend a magnet school unranked with no APs, or to attend a parochial school as valedictorian with 9 APs?