We don’t receive our ranks or get our GPAs calculated until the end of every semester. I am really anxious to see my rank.
Our school doesn’t even rank lol
@whimsicalwhims
Same, we’re so lucky that we don’t have to stress about rank.
My school ranks really weird. They have rank 1, 2, 3, etc, but anyone with a 4.0 is considered rank 1. That means people who take easy classes and maintain all A’s are tied for rank 1 with someone who takes all harder classes and maintains all A’s. I don’t think that’s very fair. So, currently I’m tied for rank 1 wijth about 10-15 other people (my class is pretty small, so not a lot of people to compete with). Anyways, we don’t have valedictorian/salutatorian; we have “Senior Scholars”. That’s pretty much the equivalent, though. Anyways I hope I can hold rank 1 for the rest of high school. 
@fourXsquared so your school ranks by unweighted GPA? I thought the whole point of the W GPA was to show rigor and determine rank. Weird system.
Our school ranks by weighted GPA, and we get it automatically updated if we get a new grade that differs from what we have already, of course.
@ItsEmilie Yeah, most schools that rank to it by W GPA. Can you always see your class rank on an online portal or something? We have to wait for final report cards… :((
Aww I forgot to get little gifts for my teachers :(((
Yea, I thought so too. It doesn’t make sense. :-q
I don’t get to see my rank till the end of the year :((
@manspeak2u yeah our school has an online portal with all our grades, schedule, calendar, etc. its quite handy
We have an online portal too, but it doesn’t tell our rank 
What are you all getting/have gotten for your teachers for Christmas? I just bought like these 75 ct Lindt chocolate bags that were on sale for $28 lol. (There was also a get 50 free if you spend $50+, and it was a buy 3, get 2 free situation, so it actually was a good deal.)
Regarding rank, it’s super unclear as to whether it’s based off of the 4-point scale or numerical averages. I guess I’ll find out when we get our ranks and my friend with a 102 (!) average tells me hers. Without orchestra, I have a 98.667.
How much does rank play into acceptance? As long as you are in the top 10%, does rank matter that much?
@manspeak2u
As long as you’re in the top ten, rank doesn’t really matter.
So guys what is your favorite class this year?
Honors Geometry.
I tend to be really bored in most of my classes, but I’d have to say APUSH has the most banter, I can spend most of POE on CC(which is always fun), and in Spanish I can just talk with my bestie.
In terms of subject enjoyability, I’d say math, POE, or Chem.
And eww, geometry shudder
Have any of you guys been receiving college mail lately, I’ve gotten brochure thingies from Monmouth (the one in NJ), Stevenson, and York College.
Nobody sends me college mail.
I did get an invite to that ‘Rising STEM Scholars’ lecture series thing, though.
It’s a whole bunch of BS (one thousand dollars to attend), but… it’s something?
And my favorite class! I’m a pretty big fan of Honors Bio, but that’s tied with H. Algebra 2 and IED. 