<p>Greening–it’s about as fair as it can get. You said that the new school has more AP classes than his old school which probably means that the kids he is being compared to have more AP classes on their transcript than your son and being a larger school there is more competition for those top spots. It’s a lot easier to be a top student in a small school and admissions counselors do know that. Being top 11% in a larger school, especially if that school has a good reputation for being challenging will mean more than being top 8% in a not so good school.</p>
<p>Also, most rigorous doesn’t mean that every class is an AP class. Each school has their own definition but given that your son takes mostly AP/honors classes, there is a good chance that they will check the most rigorous box.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they will send the transcripts from both schools though. That is a requirement on the application isn’t it? They will need to see his courses and grades from previous years.</p>