Golf Father selected TCWilliamsH.S. which is the largest high school in the state of Va. It is an urban school with a diverse population and has some incredibly impressive statistics to boot. NJ is a less diverse state & the school you selected has only about a 14% minority enrollment. It isn’t a useful comparison. UVa is Very familiar with TC & the excellent caliber of its students. They have had an excellent relationship for yrs & know the school well, as I’m sure they know all the VA high schools. He also used TJ as an example. It also isn’t a good example due to their ultra selective application process. It is not a typical public hs. UVa knows their students well. That’s the thing. Most selective colleges know the high schools in their own state well as well as others. They make a point of visiting with and talking w/ h.s. counselors. It is more difficult to be admitted to UVa from Northern Virginia because of the sheer numbers of students applying for admission. In my experience every hs sends a school profile with each student transcript. Some districts are doing away with reporting class rank to colleges. There is more that goes into a decision than just one component. GPA, Test Scores, Essay, Extra Curriculars/Jobs, Sports, etc. They want to accept students who are likely to want to attend. College A isn’t going to want to accept you if they think you’re going to College B. It’s a tricky thing. Typically class rank isn’t going to be the only reason for a college to reject an application.