Just lost my top 10% ranking- Is this fair?

TwixCollege
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:46:14 +0000

While I do thank the others for encouraging me a little, I still do think being ATLEAST in the top 10% means basically everything for top schools.

Rice - students in the top 5% is 86%, which probably means that the top 10% makes up about 95% of the class.
Vanderbilt - 89% in the top 10%
Ucla - 97% in the top 10%
Berkeley - 98% in the top 10%
Brown - 94% in the top 10%
Penn - 96% in the top 10%.
WashU St. Louis - 93% in the top 10%
Columbia - 92% in the top 10%.
Cornell - 88% in the top 10%.

Not to mention I’m fighting against URMs legacies and athletes for those limited non-top 10% spots. I literally probably have less than a 1% chance at berkeley/ucla if I’m not in the top 10%.

I do think my “freaking out” is moderately justified. Not being in the top 10% nowadays! at least statistically speaking leads to HORRIBLE chances at good schools. Not to mention I’m asian and have no legacies except a tiny little school I don’t want to go to, and my ecs while very very good are nothing outstanding ( I never participated in Intel / Google Science Fairs / anything outstanding )