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[Post New]09/28/2022 20:10
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Anonymous
My DD wants to apply to a college that is unpopular in this area and enrolls, maybe 15 kids, from MCPS. Does that help her chances of getting in if there are not that many applicants from MCPS?
[Post New]09/28/2022 20:15
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Anonymous
No. I doubt the unpopular school is hoping for an increase to maybe 16 kids from MCPS.
[Post New]09/28/2022 21:42
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My DD wants to apply to a college that is unpopular in this area and enrolls, maybe 15 kids, from MCPS. Does that help her chances of getting in if there are not that many applicants from MCPS?


how do you even get this number? is it published anywhere?
[Post New]09/28/2022 21:47
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No. I doubt the unpopular school is hoping for an increase to maybe 16 kids from MCPS.


IDK, it might. From what I hear colleges primarily compare applicants against their own classmates. So less competition from within the school might give some marginal benefit, assuming they have the basic stats to be competitive in the first place.
[Post New]09/28/2022 21:54
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Anonymous
BYU? Very difficult to get into.
[Post New]09/28/2022 21:58
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Anonymous
Hard to say without knowing the % admit rate, overall or for MCPS.
[Post New]09/28/2022 22:01
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. I doubt the unpopular school is hoping for an increase to maybe 16 kids from MCPS.


IDK, it might. From what I hear colleges primarily compare applicants against their own classmates. So less competition from within the school might give some marginal benefit, assuming they have the basic stats to be competitive in the first place.


Would seem to be a slender reed.
[Post New]09/29/2022 00:13
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Anonymous
Come on, Penn State isn’t that bad.
[Post New]09/29/2022 09:07
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Come on, Penn State isn’t that bad.


LOL !!! Thank you !!!
[Post New]09/29/2022 10:06
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Anonymous
I will say yes.
[Post New]09/29/2022 10:16
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No. I doubt the unpopular school is hoping for an increase to maybe 16 kids from MCPS.


HAHA HAHA HAHA Good one.
[Post New]09/29/2022 10:25
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Anonymous
How hard is it to get into? Just because there are 16 MCPS enrollees doesn't mean many more didn't apply.
[Post New]09/29/2022 10:27
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Anonymous
Given low numbers from this area, your DC probably needs to do a very good job at showing demonstrated interest. Your "unpopular" theory could work against DC if the admissions staff think "nobody from there chooses this school" so why bother accepting someone who won't come.
[Post New]10/01/2022 19:52
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Anonymous
Texas A&M
[Post New]10/01/2022 20:00
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Anonymous
Bethesda Magazine posted MCPS stats recently and another poster did a great job of summarizing them.
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