Move to New HS made Son's class rank nosedive

MrEngineer
Wed, 07 Aug 2013 23:03:57 +0000

If the school in Texas is a much better school than the one in Illinois then it’s not his fault, the colleges know this and put a ton of consideration into how rigorous or exemplary the school is. It could even help. Although that 10%/8% UT rule is somewhat ridiculous and not being in the top 10% anymore could be somewhat detrimental.
As long as he takes the most challenging classes possible (all PreAP and AP) he will be fine. I never took one regular class in high school and was in the top 14% and was admitted into UT Austin from a good Texas public school. Texas A&M is fantastic as well. He could be in the top 30% and still go there.
Ensure he does very well on the SATs. That’s where the real consideration is.