Harvard and class rank

free_myboi_kodak
Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:41:49 +0000

Looking through Harvard’s common data set, I noticed that they do not consider class rank. To what degree is this true? Do they just completely disregard it all-together, even if it’s on my transcript? I ask this because I’m looking to apply RD, and my class rank is not spectacular. Due to some personal problems, my freshmen year grades were not so good, but I have much improved since. My class rank is currently 62/352, right around 17%, I attend a very competitive public school that currently has a 26 way tie for rank 1, so it is very difficult to move up the ranks despite having done very well the past 3 years. My ACT score is much better than my GPA, a 35 (tied for highest in the grade, surprisingly), and I’m planning on taking 2 subject tests. So is it still worth it for me to apply (and be competitive) despite my discouraging low rank, EC’s aside for this dilemma.