I was wondering if there are specific high schools that regularly send a large number of their graduates to Harvard? Not that it'd influence my college decision, just curious!
There's no comprehensive, publicly available list of high schools sending the most students to Harvard. However, it's known that certain types of schools tend to send more students to highly selective colleges like Harvard. These typically include well-resourced public schools, often in affluent areas, along with elite private and magnet schools that, by drawing a high-achieving student body, offer rigorous coursework, and provide ample student support, often send a sizable group to colleges like Harvard each year.
Examples might include Bronx High School of Science in New York City, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, or private schools like Phillips Exeter Academy. There's also a trend of a large number of international students at top-tier US colleges coming from elite private schools in their home country.
Still, it's important to remember that Harvard and other top-tier colleges draw students from a broad range of high schools worldwide. Attending a "feeder" school doesn't guarantee admission to a top college; factors like academic performance, test scores, extracurricular involvement, letters of recommendation, and essays all play crucial roles in a student's profile. And, on the flip side, students from less well-known or less well-resourced schools regularly gain admission to these schools too when they show exceptional potential.
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