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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is, if you have the same kid coming Gonzaga, public, or an independent with the exact same stats, demographic make-up, and recommendations, will ND, BC, or Villanova choose the Gonzaga kid? Or does it truly not matter.[/quote]

Definitely an advantage to coming out of a Catholic school to get into ND. If you look at the MCPS admits vs. applications, only 6% of those who applied were accepted, vs. 12% over acceptance rate for the university.  I don't have specific info on Catholic high schools, but based on the matriculations I have seen, the acceptance rates are much better than they are in MCPS.  For example, 8 enrolled out of VISI (roughly 125 seniors) and 4 enrolled out of SR (95 seniors) last year.  These are actual matriculations, so it is very likely acceptances were higher than that.  I realize legacy status comes into play here, but there are also legacies are not limited to Catholic schools. I am sure there are plenty of legacies in MCPS as well.

I also looked at BC and Villanova, and there wasn't as stark a difference in acceptance rates for MCPS vs. overall with these schools.

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