<p>Junior at a well-known relatively small Catholic high school.
male
location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
gpa: 3.2 (but gradually improving, got a 3.6 last semester)
projected ACT: 26-29
no honors/AP classes, 4 years of band, exceptional skill at piano and saxophone.<br>
rank: right at 50%
strong points: writing
weak points: math
taking 4 years of math, science, english, religion, history/social studies, music,
2 of foreign language (french)</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Pitt seems to be getting more competitive each year. Here is a freshman profile. [University</a> of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa/stats.html]University”>http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa/stats.html)</p>
<p>Class rank will hurt you a LOT; ACT seems decentish</p>
<p>does rank hurt me that much despite there only being 183 in my class? i’ve seen people with a similar gpa to mine and they were in the top 15%.</p>
<p>Here’s more detailed info from the Common Data Set. If you click on section C and scroll down you’ll find a breakdown of class rank. I doubt that class size makes too much of a difference in how they look at rank, though the rigor of your school might be a factor.
<a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/PittsburghCDS_010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/PittsburghCDS_010.pdf</a></p>