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Biochem8 · 04-13-2008, 01:59 PM

Here to show that it is not all that accurate.

211 5/9 Accepted to CAS

First I only had two SATII so I put in my WR section as an SAT II.

I think it would be much better if only included SATs. There are just way too many confounding variables associated with class rank: size, course rigor, private/public, course load, courses offered, etc.

Your class rank only provides useful information when you look at in context with the whole school. It is meaningless to compare the rank of student A with student B. A class rank of 5/50 at an elite, private school could be much better than say 1/1000 in a urban, public school.

This is why applications come with information about the type of school the applicant goes to.

04-13-2008, 01:59 PM	#17
Biochem8 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 104	Here to show that it is not all that accurate. 211 5/9 Accepted to CAS First I only had two SATII so I put in my WR section as an SAT II. I think it would be much better if only included SATs. There are just way too many confounding variables associated with class rank: size, course rigor, private/public, course load, courses offered, etc. Your class rank only provides useful information when you look at in context with the whole school. It is meaningless to compare the rank of student A with student B. A class rank of 5/50 at an elite, private school could be much better than say 1/1000 in a urban, public school. This is why applications come with information about the type of school the applicant goes to.