<p>Well, I have a question that I’ve seen discussed numerous times here. </p>
<p>Basically, my GPA is terrible … (updated reports just came in the mail yesterday so my previous stats are now different if you’ve seen any of my other posts 
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<p>My gpa is a 3.6 w 3.4 uw … 
however on the flip side… my class rank has me in the top 10 % still out of about 415 … will a high class rank balance a weaker GPA, or at least put it into context?</p>
<p>A higher class rank will help if your high school is competitive, and not many students have higher GPAs.</p>
<p>Yeah that’s what I was thinking for the most part… anyone else?</p>
<p>If you are at a very competitive school or have a hard grading scale, colleges will look past the lower GPA if you have a high rank. GPA only matters when its put into context. </p>
<p>However, even if you have a high rank, if your school is very uncompetitive or your schedule is weak, it will show that you are simply amongst an uncompetitive group.</p>
<p>^but make note that the latter statement posed by dd1993</p>
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<p>does mean that even if you do go to a uncompetitive high school and have a high rank, it will still show YOU are competitive provided that your schedule is not weak, even if you are amongst an uncompetitive group.</p>
<p>thanks guys! great info/advice</p>