How Important is Class Rank for Admission?

rmldad
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:26:58 +0000

Class rigor is more important than rank. It will hurt slightly that you are outisde of the top 10% - but only if your high school reports rank. Many competitive HS don’t report rank to colleges on their transcripts for this reason. Your test scores certainly confirm that you are a bright, accomplished student. If your ECs, essays and LOR are solid, you will be a good candidate with above average chances for admission.

As an aside, grade inflation apparently run rampant when a student with nearly straight A’s and 10 weighted classes isn’t top 10%. Wow!