How low is too low of a rank for Yale?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I am planning on applying to Yale either RD or SCEA. I am wondering, how low is too low of a rank for Yale?</p>

<p>I am definitely top 5% of a very, very competitive public high school in California (we send about ~10 to HYPS a year), maybe even 3%. That would put me at about the top 20 ish people out of about 800 kids in my grade. I talked to my school counselor and he said that I had very good EC’s compared to the rest of the kids who may have higher ranks than me in school. However, I am still concerned that compared to the rest of the country, my rank is too low for Yale SCEA. Will I be compared more against my fellow applicants from my school (probably about 15 or more will apply SCEA to Yale) or will I be compared to the rest of the country, and do I still have a chance?</p>

<p>Thank you very much in advance =]</p>

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<p>This rank is the result of 4 B’s scattered throughout my entire high school career. All others have been A’s. I have taken all Pre-AP/AP/Pre-IB/IB classes for all my years in high school/it’s a pretty tough curriculum.</p>

<p>Is this too low?</p>

<p>Thanks again</p>

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<p>bump =] 10 char</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>Wait at least a few hours (not minutes) before bumping.</p></li>
<li><p>Your rank is fine. The only rank that could decidedly hurt you would be the one that would shatter your confidence to the point where you wouldn’t even consider applying.</p></li>
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<p>^ LOL. True on all counts.</p>

<p>Stop freaking out. You’re more than fine and still among the top applicants. 4 B’s is more than just fine.</p>

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<p>“top 5% of a very competitive HS”</p>

<p>Why don’t you use some of your deductive reasoning skills and compare this to what Yale publishes in order to sate your curiosity?</p>