Oh no, my rank!

tigerton
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:42:02 +0000

What you just said makes me so frustrated. My school ranks completely on weight. When I was in ninth and tenth, no one told me how some electives count for extra weight. Most people in my grade would agree that I am the smartest, and you’re telling me I won’t able to get in just because I took a few classes not marked with a “*Quality Point”. This stinks. I wish I had an older sibling that could have told me this stuff in middle school so I could prepare for it.

Also, you said they come for the top 5-ish. What if the top 5 are bad with extracurriculars, and a bunch in the 30-40 ish rank range have excellent everything, and almost-perfect academics? No one gets accepted?

Will being a legacy help repair this at all?