As it happens, I went to College Park and got, iirc, 1580 on my SATs. [I was rejected from all the top schools I applied to, but I only distinctly remember Stanford.]
I think you should expect the very top students to be both concentrated (at the top schools) and dispersed (a handful at each of the remaining colleges, attracted by merit scholarships). I also got into a higher ranked school, but UMCP was willing to give me a full ride and Boston University wasn’t, and I didn’t believe the difference in schools was worth the tuition.
As it happens, I went to College Park and got, iirc, 1580 on my SATs. [I was rejected from all the top schools I applied to, but I only distinctly remember Stanford.]
I think you should expect the very top students to be both concentrated (at the top schools) and dispersed (a handful at each of the remaining colleges, attracted by merit scholarships). I also got into a higher ranked school, but UMCP was willing to give me a full ride and Boston University wasn’t, and I didn’t believe the difference in schools was worth the tuition.
Banneker Key! Yeah I was in a very similar position, but basically made the opposite choice (largely because financial costs not internalized)